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Gorteen

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°50′24″ N 9°30′13″ W

Map showing the location of Gorteen Gorteen
Location in Ireland
Elevation
32 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 Knock46 km
SNN Shannon Airport132 km

About Gorteen

Gorteen is a village. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 32 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (46 km). Nearby sights include Gorteen Lough and Ballin Lough.

Climate of Gorteen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (150 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 Gorteen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gorteen

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 46 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 143 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 46 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 132 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 154 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 223 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 227 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 248 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gorteen

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 501 natural sites, 1,160 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km371 places

  • Inishlyre Island 10 kmW
  • Island More Island 11 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 10 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 7 kmW

25–60 km833 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 34 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 58 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 57 kmN

60–100 km644 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 65 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 87 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 76 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 69 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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