- Population
- 1,450
- 1.4K
- Elevation
- 43 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport64 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock100 km
About Portumna
Portumna is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 1,450. Elevation: 43 m.
Portumna (Irish: Port Omna- meaning 'the landing place of the oak') is a market town in the south-east of County Galway, Ireland, on the border with and linked by a bridge to County Tipperary. The town is located to the west of the point where the River Shannon enters Lough Derg. This historic crossing point over the River Shannon between counties Tipperary and Galway has a long history of bridges and ferry crossings. On the south-western edge of the town lie Portumna Castle and Portumna forest park.
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Climate of Portumna
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 102 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (102 mm)
- Driest month
- April (60 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° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 96 | 74 | 73 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 65 | 93 | 84 | 101 | 102 | 102 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Portumna
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 64 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 55 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 64 kmsouthwest
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 100 kmnorthwest
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 134 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 55 kmsouthwest
- Cork Population: 224K 134 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 134 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 226 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 334 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Portumna
Within 100 km: 237 historic and cultural sites, 553 natural sites, 828 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km107 places
- Illaunmore Island 15 kmS
- Holy Island Island 25 kmSW
- Bushy Island Island 24 kmSW
- Corrikeen Islands Island 18 kmS
25–60 km510 places
- Saint Thomas Island Island 52 kmSW
- Mutton Island Island 59 kmW
- Long Island Island 38 kmNE
- Deer Island Island 58 kmW
60–100 km1,001 places
- Gorumna Island Island 99 kmW
- Inisheer Island 88 kmW
- White Strand Beach 94 kmSW
- Bush Island Island 60 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Silver Islands Island, County Galway2.5 km S
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Portumna Bay Natural site, County Tipperary2.8 km SE
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Slevoir Bay Natural site, County Tipperary3.3 km SE
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Portland Island Island, County Tipperary4.7 km NE
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Ballyquirk Castle Historic site, County Tipperary5.5 km E
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Friars Lough Lake, County Tipperary5.5 km E
Other cities and towns in County Galway
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Killimor Village, County Galway9.4 km NW -
The Green Door Village, County Galway4.1 km N
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Capira Village, County Galway4.6 km N
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Coolpowra Village, County Galway6.1 km NW
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Ballyshrule Village, County Galway6.1 km W
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Oldstreet Village, County Galway6.2 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources