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Kilbennan

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°32′00″ N 8°53′00″ W

Map showing the location of Kilbennan Kilbennan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
37 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock42 km
SNN Shannon Airport93 km

About Kilbennan

Kilbennan is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 37 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (42 km). Nearby sights include Knockmaa and Cahermore.

Climate of Kilbennan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (121 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Kilbennan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1178590647366669398120121117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kilbennan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 42 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 98 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 42 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 93 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 157 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 98 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 176 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 184 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 227 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 387 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kilbennan

Within 100 km: 244 historic and cultural sites, 631 natural sites, 1,520 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km25 places

  • Rabbit Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Gortmore Islands Island 22 kmSW
  • Goat Islands Island 20 kmSW
  • Whitemare’s Island Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km817 places

  • Inishlyre Island 60 kmNW
  • Mutton Island Island 33 kmS
  • Deer Island Island 41 kmS
  • Inchiquin Island 25 kmW

60–100 km1,553 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 61 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 68 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 96 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 87 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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