Salthill
Local name: Bóthar na Trá
Located in Galway City, Connacht Coordinates: 53°15′36″ N 9°04′30″ W
- Elevation
- 7 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 Salthill
Salthill is a village. Location: Galway City, Connacht. Elevation: 7 m.
Salthill (Irish: Bóthar na Trá, meaning 'road of the strand') is a seaside area to the southwest of Galway city centre in the west of Ireland. The area is home to a number of tourist amenities and there is a 2 km long promenade, locally known as "the Prom", which overlooks Galway Bay.
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Photos of Salthill
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Galway City Museum 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Salthill
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 Salthill
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 189 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 255 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 394 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Salthill
Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 615 natural sites, 1,263 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km151 places
- Mutton Island Island 2 kmE
- Deer Island Island 9 kmS
- Hare Island Island 4 kmE
- Eddy Island Island 10 kmSE
25–60 km589 places
- Gorumna Island Island 40 kmW
- Inisheer Island 38 kmSW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 57 kmW
- Mweenish Island Island 52 kmW
60–100 km1,353 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-
Galway Cathedral Attraction, County Galway2.1 km NE
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Blakes Hill Mountain, County Galway2.3 km W
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River Corrib River, County Galway1.9 km NE
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Mutton Island Light Landmark, Galway City1.6 km SE
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Spanish Arch Historic site, Galway City1.8 km NE
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Bridge Mills Landmark, Galway City1.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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