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Maum West

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°31′00″ N 9°34′00″ W

Map showing the location of Maum West Maum West
Location in Ireland
Elevation
7 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 Knock66 km
SNN Shannon Airport100 km

About Maum West

Maum West is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (66 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc an Mhama and Log na Brice (mullach thoir thuaidh).

Climate of Maum West

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (161 mm)
Driest month
April (83 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).

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Climate of Maum West
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°11°13°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)16010612183938589113134157161159

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Maum West

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 66 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 114 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 66 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 100 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 149 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 114 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 195 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 221 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 267 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Maum West

Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 499 natural sites, 1,213 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km256 places

  • Inchiquin Island 22 kmE
  • Hare Island Island 10 kmSE
  • Crow Island Island 19 kmS
  • Illaunmore Island 19 kmS

25–60 km828 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 29 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 51 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 34 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 59 kmNW

60–100 km798 places

  • White Strand Beach 85 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 100 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 91 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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