Glenties

Ireland
Glenties, Ireland
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This pocket-sized village in County Donegal where two glens and two rivers meet, at the edge of the Bluestack Mountains. Glenties has won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition five times, and the surrounding area includes the beach resort of Portnoo and Naran nearby.

Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works

  • Population805
  • Nearest water from center 0.0 km0.0 mi
  • Nearest mountain from center 2.7 km1.7 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
5°42°
160mm6.4in
F
5°42°
130mm5.2in
M
6°43°
120mm4.8in
A
8°46°
100mm3.9in
M
10°51°
110mm4.3in
J
13°55°
115mm4.5in
J
14°57°
130mm5.1in
A
14°57°
140mm5.5in
S
13°55°
125mm5.0in
O
10°50°
155mm6.1in
N
8°46°
165mm6.5in
D
6°42°
170mm6.7in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗
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Glenties: quick answers

Where is Glenties?

Glenties is in Ireland, about 66 km41 miles in a straight line from Derry.

How do you get to Glenties?

The nearest airport is Donegal (CFN), about 43 min away by road. The nearest train station is Derry~Londonderry, about 1 hr 17 min away by road.

What's the weather like in Glenties?

The warmest month is July, averaging 14°C57°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 5°C42°F. The wettest month is December, with about 170 mm6.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)

What's in Glenties?

OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 1 restaurant and 2 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.

What's near Glenties?

Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Ballyshannon, Dunfanaghy and Kinlough.

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