Village

Newcastle

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°20′27″ N 8°40′42″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 62 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 Knock64 km; SNN Shannon Airport73 km

About Newcastle

Newcastle is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 62 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (64 km). Nearby sights include Lough Tee and Taragh Castle.

Climate of Newcastle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (117 mm)
Driest month: April (64 mm)

8° 2°

10° 3°

12° 4°

15° 7°

17° 9°

19° 12°

19° 11°

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13° 7°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

108

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

102

Oct

114

Nov

117

Dec

106

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 Newcastle
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	15°	17°	19°	19°	17°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	9°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	108	76	77	64	76	73	71	95	102	114	117	106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Newcastle

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 64 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 75 km to the south.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 64 kmnorth
Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 73 kmsouth
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 141 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 75 kmsouth
Cork Population: 224K 161 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 162 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 228 kmnortheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 374 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Newcastle

Within 100 km: 238 historic and cultural sites, 626 natural sites, 1,375 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km47 places

Hare Island Island 25 kmW
Rabbit Island Island 24 kmW
Lough Rea Lake 18 kmS
Levally Lough Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km591 places

Mutton Island Island 27 kmW
Long Island Island 51 kmE
Deer Island Island 32 kmSW
Inchmore Island 53 kmE

60–100 km1,601 places

Gorumna Island Island 67 kmW
Inisheer Island 65 kmSW
Inishlyre Island 83 kmNW
White Strand Beach 85 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Lough Tee Lake, County Galway
5 km NE
Taragh Castle Historic site, County Galway
5.7 km SE
Athenry Castle Historic site, County Galway
6.3 km SW
Athenry Priory Historic site, County Galway
6.5 km SW
Carbally Castle Historic site, County Galway
7.6 km NE
Cahermore Mountain, County Galway
7.1 km W