- Elevation
- 96 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock68 km
- SNN Shannon Airport97 km
About Maam Valley
Maam Valley is a natural site. Location: County Galway, Connacht.
Gleann an Mháma (English: Maam Valley) is a glacial valley in County Galway, Ireland. It lies within Joyce Country in Connemara and is part of an aspirant geopark. Much of the valley is in the Connemara Gaeltacht.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Maam Valley
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (141 mm)
- Driest month
- April (71 mm)
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 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 |
How to get to Maam Valley
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 68 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 111 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 68 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 97 kmsoutheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 145 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 111 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 191 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 220 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 268 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Maam Valley
Within 100 km: 166 historic and cultural sites, 516 natural sites, 1,231 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km276 places
- Inchiquin Island 20 kmE
- Hare Island Island 8 kmE
- Crow Island Island 16 kmSW
- Illaunmore Island 16 kmSW
25–60 km766 places
- Gorumna Island Island 26 kmS
- Inisheer Island 48 kmS
- Inishlyre Island 37 kmN
- White Strand Beach 34 kmW
60–100 km871 places
- White Strand Beach 82 kmS
- Dooniver Strand Beach 63 kmNW
- Scattery Island Island 97 kmS
- Pig Island Island 95 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lackavrea Mountain, County Galway1.5 km E
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Corcogemore Mountain, County Galway1.9 km W
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Bealanabrack River River, County Galway2 km NE
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Mullach Glas Mountain, County Galway3.1 km W
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Cnoc an Mhama Mountain, County Galway3.9 km N
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Binn Mhor NE Top Mountain, County Galway4.4 km W
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Log na Brice (mullach thoir thuaidh) Mountain, County Galway5.6 km N
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Lough Shindilla Lake, County Galway4.2 km S
More nature in Ireland
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Lissoughter Mountain, County Galway11 km W -
Binn Mhor Mountain, County Galway5 km W
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Knocknagur Mountain, County Galway5.6 km NW
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Cappanalaurabaun Mountain, County Galway5.8 km E
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Binn Mhor West Top Mountain, County Galway5.8 km W
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Seanadh Bheara Mountain, County Galway6.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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