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Oughterard

Local name: Uachtar Ard

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°25′00″ N 9°20′00″ W

Map showing the location of Oughterard Oughterard
Location in Ireland
Population
1,318
1.3K
Elevation
29 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 Airport84 km

About Oughterard

Oughterard is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 1,318. Elevation: 29 m.

From Wikipedia

Oughterard (Irish: Uachtar Ard) is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Galway on the N59 road. Oughterard is the chief angling centre on Lough Corrib. One of the fastest-growing towns in Ireland, it had a population of 1,846 in 2022, an increase of 40.1% from the 2016 census.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
oughterardtourism.com

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Oughterard

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (127 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 Oughterard
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12183886476697093106124127124

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

How to get to Oughterard

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 65 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 96 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 65 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 84 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 138 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 179 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 205 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 259 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Oughterard

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 553 natural sites, 1,341 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km208 places

  • Inchiquin Island 8 kmNE
  • Hare Island Island 10 kmNW
  • Crow Island Island 23 kmW
  • Illaunmore Island 22 kmW

25–60 km813 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 29 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 42 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 49 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 49 kmW

60–100 km1,076 places

  • White Strand Beach 75 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 76 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 90 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 90 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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