Village

Newtown

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°12′10″ N 8°52′16″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 14 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: SNN Shannon Airport56 km; NOC Ireland West Airport Knock79 km

About Newtown

Newtown is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 14 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Dunkellin River and Lough Fingall.

Photos of Newtown

Dunguaire Castle Boomur · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Newtown

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (119 mm)
Driest month: April (64 mm)

8° 3°

9° 3°

10° 4°

13° 5°

15° 8°

18° 10°

19° 12°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

111

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

101

Oct

117

Nov

119

Dec

111

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 Newtown
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	9°	10°	13°	15°	18°	19°	19°	17°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	8°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	111	83	79	64	71	76	74	97	101	117	119	111

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Newtown

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 56 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 62 km to the south.

Airports

Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 56 kmsouth
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 79 kmnorth
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 122 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 62 kmsouth
Cork Population: 224K 148 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 176 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 248 kmnortheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 379 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Newtown

Within 100 km: 220 historic and cultural sites, 614 natural sites, 1,216 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km129 places

Mutton Island Island 13 kmNW
Deer Island Island 14 kmW
Hare Island Island 12 kmNW
Eddy Island Island 7 kmW

25–60 km592 places

Gorumna Island Island 54 kmW
Inisheer Island 47 kmW
Bush Island Island 59 kmS
Saint Thomas Island Island 60 kmS

60–100 km1,329 places

Inishlyre Island 86 kmNW
White Strand Beach 65 kmSW
White Strand Beach 84 kmW
Turbot Island Island 91 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dunkellin River River, County Galway
1.1 km N
Lough Fingall Lake, County Galway
2.3 km S
Mweenisharan Island, County Galway
4.6 km W
Tullaghnafrankagh Lough Lake, County Galway
2.5 km SE
Clarinbridge River River, County Galway
2.7 km N
Dunbulcaun Bay Natural site, County Galway
2.8 km NW