- Elevation
- 638 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock80 km
- SNN Shannon Airport110 km
About Benfree
Benfree is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 638 m. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (80 km). Nearby sights include Muckanaght and Benbaun.
Photos of Benfree
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Muckanaght Britishfinance · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Doughruagh Dr Charles Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Derryclare Bernd Thaller · CC BY 2.0 -
Garraun Joebater at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Bencullagh Britishfinance · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Benfree
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (153 mm)
- Driest month
- April (73 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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 97 | 110 | 73 | 85 | 81 | 88 | 109 | 129 | 147 | 149 | 149 |
How to get to Benfree
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 80 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 126 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 80 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 110 kmsoutheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 151 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 126 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 204 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 240 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 283 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Benfree
Within 100 km: 143 historic and cultural sites, 454 natural sites, 1,072 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km309 places
- White Strand Beach 17 kmSW
- Turbot Island Island 20 kmW
- Omey Island Island 21 kmW
- Mweenish Island Island 25 kmS
25–60 km664 places
- Gorumna Island Island 31 kmS
- Inisheer Island 56 kmS
- Inishlyre Island 35 kmN
- Dooniver Strand Beach 53 kmN
60–100 km696 places
- White Strand Beach 89 kmS
- Pig Island Island 90 kmN
- Mutton Island Island 61 kmSE
- Mutton Island Island 82 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Letterfrack Village, County Galway7.5 km W
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Tullywee Bridge Village, County Galway6.3 km NW
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Emlaghdauroe Village, County Galway6.6 km SW
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Clifden Village, County Galway12 km W
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Currywongaun Village, County Galway6.9 km NW
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Letterettrin Neighbourhood, County Galway7.8 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Muckanaght Mountain, County Galway1.1 km SW
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Benbaun Mountain, County Galway1.2 km SE
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Bencollaghduff Mountain, County Galway2.5 km SE -
Bencullagh Mountain, County Galway2.4 km W
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Benbreen Mountain, County Galway3 km S -
Glen Coaghan Horseshoe Mountain, Ireland2.4 km SE
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Benbrack Mountain, County Galway1.9 km NW
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Bengower Mountain, County Galway3.8 km S
More nature in Ireland
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Derryclare Mountain, County Galway5.1 km SE
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Benglenisky Mountain, County Galway4.6 km S -
Bendouglas Mountain, County Galway4.9 km S -
Doughruagh Mountain, County Galway5.7 km NW
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Garraun Mountain, County Galway6.7 km N
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Tievebaun Mountain, County Galway4.6 km W
Sources & licences
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