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Gortgarrigan

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 54°15′23″ N 8°14′03″ W

Map showing the location of Gortgarrigan Gortgarrigan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
38 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock54 km
CFN Donegal Airport88 km

About Gortgarrigan

Gortgarrigan is a village. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 38 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (54 km). Nearby sights include Gortgarrigan Bridge and Skeanada River.

Climate of Gortgarrigan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (162 mm)
Driest month
April (86 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 Gortgarrigan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)16211813286869097118129157159160

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gortgarrigan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 54 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 155 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 54 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 88 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 112 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 155 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 166 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 179 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 263 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 311 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gortgarrigan

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 641 natural sites, 1,396 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km267 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 24 kmW
  • Inishteige Island 19 kmNE
  • Coney Island Island 24 kmW
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 24 kmSE

25–60 km762 places

  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 32 kmW
  • Station Island Island 46 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 60 kmNW
  • Inishmurray Island 34 kmNW

60–100 km1,187 places

  • Umfin Island Island 95 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 81 kmN
  • Pig Island Island 97 kmW
  • Inishkeeragh Island 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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