Village

Maam Cross

Local name: An Teach Dóite

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°27′22″ N 9°32′26″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 42 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NOC Ireland West Airport Knock70 km; SNN Shannon Airport94 km

About Maam Cross

Maam Cross is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 42 m.

From Wikipedia

Maam Cross (Irish: an Teach Dóite, meaning 'the burned house') is a crossroads in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Shindilla, at the junction of the N59 from Galway to Clifden and the R336 from Galway to the Maam Valley which runs from Maum or Maam to Leenaun or Leenane. Maam Cross station, on the Galway - Clifden line, opened on 1 January 1896. It finally closed on 29 April 1935.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Maam Cross

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (141 mm)
Driest month: April (71 mm)

8° 3°

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10° 4°

12° 5°

15° 7°

17° 10°

19° 12°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

138

Feb

Mar

101

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

101

Sep

121

Oct

137

Nov

141

Dec

139

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Maam Cross
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	9°	10°	12°	15°	17°	19°	19°	17°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	138	90	101	71	83	76	80	101	121	137	141	139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Maam Cross

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 70 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 107 km to the southeast.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 70 kmnortheast
Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 94 kmsoutheast
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 142 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 107 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 188 kmsoutheast
Dublin Population: 1M 219 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 269 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Maam Cross

Within 100 km: 166 historic and cultural sites, 531 natural sites, 1,259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km289 places

Gorumna Island Island 23 kmSW
Inchiquin Island 19 kmE
Hare Island Island 8 kmNE
Crow Island Island 14 kmSW

25–60 km720 places

Inisheer Island 44 kmS
Inishlyre Island 41 kmN
White Strand Beach 35 kmW
Turbot Island Island 41 kmW

60–100 km947 places

White Strand Beach 78 kmS
Dooniver Strand Beach 66 kmNW
Scattery Island Island 94 kmS
Pig Island Island 98 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ardderry Lough Lake, County Galway
1.7 km SE
Lough Shindilla Lake, County Galway
1.9 km W
Maam Valley Natural site, County Galway
3.6 km N
Lackavrea Mountain, County Galway
3.4 km N
Corcogemore Mountain, County Galway
4.2 km NW
Lough Aphreaghaun Lake, County Galway
3.7 km SE