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Slieve Dart

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°40′00″ N 8°42′00″ W

Map showing the location of Slieve Dart Slieve Dart
Location in Ireland
Elevation
113 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cloonfad
4.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock28 km
SNN Shannon Airport108 km

About Slieve Dart

Slieve Dart is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 113 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (28 km). Nearby sights include Kilfree O’Flynn and Bekan Lough.

Climate of Slieve Dart

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (142 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Slieve Dart
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)14210411174807675102110140142138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Slieve Dart

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 28 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 112 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 28 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 108 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 155 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 112 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 167 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 197 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 209 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 373 kmeast

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

Day trips from Slieve Dart

Within 100 km: 245 historic and cultural sites, 639 natural sites, 1,578 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km68 places

  • Urlaur Lough Lake 21 kmN
  • Lough Roe Lake 21 kmN
  • Lough Ouver Lake 21 kmE
  • Kilfree O’Flynn Lake 12 kmN

25–60 km703 places

  • Mutton Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Deer Island Island 59 kmSW
  • Inchmore Island 54 kmE
  • Inchiquin Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km1,691 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 79 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 87 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 65 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cloonfad Village, County Roscommon
    4.1 km NW
  • Dunmore Village, County Galway
    6 km S
  • Lisduff Village, County Galway
    3.8 km SW
  • Curragh West Village, County Galway
    3.8 km SE
  • Pollremon Village, County Galway
    4.8 km NE
  • Cappagh Village, County Galway
    5 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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