Oranmore
Local name: Órán Mór
Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°16′06″ N 8°55′12″ W
- Population
- 4,990
- 5K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport63 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock72 km
About Oranmore
Oranmore is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 4,990. Elevation: 5 m.
Oranmore (Irish: Órán Mór or Uarán Mór) is a town in County Galway, Ireland, 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Galway city on an inlet of Galway Bay. At the 2022 census, Oranmore had a population of 5,819. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.
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At a glance
- Area
- 2.5 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Oranmore
Best months for sightseeingBest 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)
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° | 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 Oranmore
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 70 km to the south.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 63 kmsouth
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 72 kmnorth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 128 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 70 kmsouth
- Cork Population: 224K 156 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 178 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 246 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 385 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oranmore Bay Natural site, County Galway2 km W
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Rinville Park Natural site, County Galway3.8 km SW
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Merlin Woods Park Natural site, Galway City5.3 km W
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Mweenisharan Island, County Galway7.7 km S
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Derrydonnell Castle Historic site, County Galway6.7 km E
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Inishcorra Island, County Galway7.9 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources