Eyre Square
Eyre Square is an urban park and square in Galway City. It is one of the 52 sights of Ireland featured on this site and is ranked 37th among the country's sights in terms of English Wikipedia lookups.
Planning a visit
The weather is warmest from June to September, with daily highs between 16 °C and 18 °C. The wettest month is October, which has about 19 rainy days, while April is the driest with about 14 rainy days. The square is wheelchair accessible.
To reach Galway, you can use Connemara Regional Airport in Inverin, which is 28 km away, or Shannon Airport, which is 64 km away. The site is 185 km from Dublin. Nearby sights include the Spanish Arch and the Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, both 0.6 km away, as well as the Poulnabrone dolmen (25.8 km) and the Cliffs of Moher (47 km).
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 19 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Average low, °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Rainfall, mm | 133 | 100 | 110 | 76 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 108 | 109 | 142 | 131 | 138 |
| Rainy days | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
