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Natural site

Oranmore Bay

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°16′00″ N 8°57′02″ W

Map showing the location of Oranmore Bay Oranmore Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Oranmore
2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport63 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock72 km

About Oranmore Bay

Oranmore Bay is a natural site. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Rinville Park and Merlin Woods Park.

Climate of Oranmore Bay

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)

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 Oranmore Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)11183796471767497101117119111

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

How to get to Oranmore Bay

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 71 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 63 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 72 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 127 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 71 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 156 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 180 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 248 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 386 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Oranmore Bay

Within 100 km: 219 historic and cultural sites, 621 natural sites, 1,284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Mutton Island Island 7 kmW
  • Deer Island Island 12 kmSW
  • Hare Island Island 5 kmW
  • Eddy Island Island 8 kmS

25–60 km623 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 49 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 45 kmSW
  • Mweenish Island Island 60 kmW
  • Inishmore Island 53 kmW

60–100 km1,379 places

  • Inishlyre Island 77 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 68 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 77 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 67 kmS

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