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Mountain

An Cnocan Ban

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°34′05″ N 10°06′23″ W

Map showing the location of An Cnocan Ban An Cnocan Ban
Location in Ireland
Elevation
146 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cleggan
1.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock93 km
SNN Shannon Airport125 km

About An Cnocan Ban

An Cnocan Ban is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 146 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (93 km). Nearby sights include Cleggan Bay and Lough Natawny.

Climate of An Cnocan Ban

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (140 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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 An Cnocan Ban
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°15°17°17°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)140869559737280100119132133136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to An Cnocan Ban

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 93 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 141 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 93 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 125 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 159 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 141 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 216 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 258 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 297 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from An Cnocan Ban

Within 100 km: 110 historic and cultural sites, 424 natural sites, 947 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • White Strand Beach 14 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 8 kmS
  • Omey Island Island 5 kmSW
  • Inishturk Island 15 kmN

25–60 km656 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 44 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 41 kmNE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 50 kmN
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 32 kmSE

60–100 km627 places

  • Inisheer Island 69 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 99 kmSE
  • Pig Island Island 89 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 78 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cleggan Village, County Galway
    1.5 km SW
  • Cloon Neighbourhood, County Galway
    2.1 km SE
  • Emlagh Village, County Galway
    2.4 km SW
  • Bundouglas Village, County Galway
    2.4 km E
  • Claddaghduff Village, County Galway
    3.5 km SW
  • Leagaun Village, County Galway
    4.9 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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