Galway
Galway is not costed by rail here: no through rail connection is modelled, and no verified rail or sea itinerary is included in this comparison. By air it is 160 kg CO₂e return from London. It averages 15.5 °C in August and 6.0 °C in January.
Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) is the county town of County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Galway is warmest in August (15.5 °C), sunniest in June (10.2 h a day), driest in May; coldest in January (6.0 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 941 km | — | — | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Barcelona | 1,564 km | — | — | 393 kg | 5h 36m |
| Berlin | 1,503 km | — | — | 378 kg | 5h 30m |
| Birmingham | 488 km | — | — | 123 kg | 4h 12m |
| Bristol | 482 km | — | — | 121 kg | 4h 6m |
| Brussels | 953 km | — | — | 240 kg | 4h 48m |
| Cardiff | 445 km | — | — | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 1,416 km | — | — | 356 kg | 5h 24m |
| Dublin | 186 km | — | — | 46.9 kg | 3h 42m |
| Edinburgh | 480 km | — | — | 121 kg | 4h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 1,268 km | — | — | 319 kg | 5h 12m |
| Glasgow | 422 km | — | — | 106 kg | 4h 6m |
| Leeds | 499 km | — | — | 126 kg | 4h 12m |
| Lisbon | 1,618 km | — | — | 407 kg | 5h 42m |
| Liverpool | 403 km | — | — | 102 kg | 4h |
| London | 636 km | — | — | 160 kg | 4h 18m |
| Madrid | 1,485 km | — | — | 374 kg | 5h 30m |
| Manchester | 452 km | — | — | 114 kg | 4h 6m |
| Milan | 1,574 km | — | — | 396 kg | 5h 36m |
| Munich | 1,554 km | — | — | 391 kg | 5h 36m |
| Newcastle | 520 km | — | — | 131 kg | 4h 12m |
| Nottingham | 528 km | — | — | 133 kg | 4h 12m |
| Oslo | 1,411 km | — | — | 355 kg | 5h 24m |
| Paris | 934 km | — | — | 235 kg | 4h 42m |
| Prague | 1,649 km | — | — | 415 kg | 5h 42m |
| Rome | 2,040 km | — | — | 513 kg | 6h 12m |
| Sheffield | 504 km | — | — | 127 kg | 4h 12m |
| Southampton | 585 km | — | — | 147 kg | 4h 18m |
| Stockholm | 1,788 km | — | — | 450 kg | 5h 54m |
| Vienna | 1,864 km | — | — | 469 kg | 6h |
| Warsaw | 2,012 km | — | — | 506 kg | 6h 12m |
| Zurich | 1,406 km | — | — | 354 kg | 5h 24m |
The year in Galway
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 6.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 13.0 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 14.3 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Sun h/day | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.9 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
When to go
Galway is warmest in August at 15.5 °C but brightest in June, averaging 10.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 6.0 °C.
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
West records 11 overnight stays per resident a year (5,692,982 nights in 2024). A well-visited region, busy in season but not overwhelmed.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Galway
Places to stay in Galway, Ireland, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.