Village

Newtown

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°19′27″ N 8°49′12″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 37 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: NOC Ireland West Airport Knock65 km; SNN Shannon Airport70 km

About Newtown

Newtown is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 37 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (65 km). Nearby sights include Athenry Castle and Derrydonnell Castle.

Photos of Newtown

Athenry Castle Ingo Mehling · 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 117 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (117 mm)
Driest month: April (65 mm)

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13° 5°

15° 7°

18° 10°

19° 12°

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14° 7°

11° 5°

9° 3°

Jan

108

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

100

Sep

104

Oct

115

Nov

117

Dec

110

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°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	108	79	78	65	75	77	75	100	104	115	117	110

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

How to get to Newtown

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 65 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 65 kmnorth
Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 70 kmsouth
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 136 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 75 kmsouth
Cork Population: 224K 160 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 171 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 237 kmnortheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 382 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Newtown

Within 100 km: 238 historic and cultural sites, 629 natural sites, 1,359 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km84 places

Mutton Island Island 17 kmSW
Deer Island Island 23 kmSW
Hare Island Island 15 kmSW
Eddy Island Island 18 kmSW

25–60 km633 places

Gorumna Island Island 58 kmW
Inisheer Island 56 kmSW
Inishman Island 57 kmSW
Inchiquin Island 33 kmNW

60–100 km1,509 places

Inishlyre Island 78 kmNW
White Strand Beach 78 kmSW
White Strand Beach 84 kmW
Bush Island Island 72 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Athenry Castle Historic site, County Galway
5.7 km SE
Derrydonnell Castle Historic site, County Galway
5.7 km S
Athenry Priory Historic site, County Galway
5.8 km SE
Cahermore Mountain, County Galway
5.3 km NE
Annagh Monastery Attraction, County Galway
10 km N
Knockroe Mountain, County Galway
12 km NE