- Elevation
- 40 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- 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 sightseeingBest 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 105 | 77 | 77 | 67 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 102 | 106 | 113 | 115 | 109 |
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
Everything nearby-
Riverview Castle Historic site, County Galway3.1 km SW
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Knockauncoura Mountain, County Galway7.1 km S
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Taragh Castle Historic site, County Galway5.7 km N
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Athenry Castle Historic site, County Galway9.4 km NW -
Raford River River, County Galway7.3 km W
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Lough Rea Lake, County Galway7.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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