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Bookeen

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°15′09″ N 8°37′42″ W

Map showing the location of Bookeen Bookeen
Location in Ireland
Elevation
40 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport64 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock74 km

About Bookeen

Bookeen is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 40 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Riverview Castle and Knockauncoura.

Climate of Bookeen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (115 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Bookeen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°18°19°19°17°14°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)105777767777877102106113115109

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bookeen

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 65 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 64 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 74 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 134 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 65 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 151 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 159 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 232 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 367 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bookeen

Within 100 km: 233 historic and cultural sites, 611 natural sites, 1,246 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km59 places

  • Eddy Island Island 24 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 24 kmW
  • Lough Rea Lake 8 kmSE
  • Coole Lough Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km552 places

  • Mutton Island Island 28 kmW
  • Long Island Island 50 kmE
  • Deer Island Island 31 kmW
  • Inchmore Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km1,479 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 70 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 64 kmW
  • Inishlyre Island 92 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 81 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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