- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport63 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock74 km
About Salt Hill
Salt Hill is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include River Corrib and Galway Cathedral.
Climate of Salt Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 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) | 9° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 83 | 82 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 95 | 104 | 120 | 123 | 118 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Salt Hill
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 73 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 63 kmsouth
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 74 kmnorth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 124 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 73 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 157 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 188 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 254 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 393 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Salt Hill
Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 615 natural sites, 1,265 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km152 places
- Mutton Island Island 1 kmSE
- Deer Island Island 9 kmS
- Hare Island Island 3 kmE
- Eddy Island Island 9 kmSE
25–60 km583 places
- Gorumna Island Island 41 kmW
- Inisheer Island 38 kmSW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 57 kmW
- Mweenish Island Island 52 kmW
60–100 km1,360 places
- Inishlyre Island 73 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 63 kmSW
- White Strand Beach 69 kmW
- Bush Island Island 68 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
River Corrib River, County Galway1.5 km NE
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Galway Cathedral Attraction, County Galway1.7 km NE
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Blakes Hill Mountain, County Galway2.7 km W
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Mutton Island Island, County Galway1.3 km SE
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Mutton Island Light Landmark, Galway City1.3 km SE
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Spanish Arch Historic site, Galway City1.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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