Village

Kilkieran

Local name: Cill Chiaráin

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°19′33″ N 9°44′07″ W

Jonathan Wilkins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 23 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 Airport88 km; NOC Ireland West Airport Knock89 km

About Kilkieran

Kilkieran is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 23 m.

From Wikipedia

Cill Chiaráin (anglicized as Kilkieran) is a coastal village in the Connemara area of County Galway in Ireland. The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin. Cill Chiaráin lies in a Gaeltacht region (Irish-speaking area), and Coláiste Sheosaimh hosts Irish language courses within the village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos of Kilkieran

Inishbarra OJDingo33 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Knockmorden Jonathan Wilkins · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Kilkieran

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month: August (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 4°)
Wettest month: November (138 mm)
Driest month: April (63 mm)

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15° 8°

17° 10°

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11° 6°

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Jan

134

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

118

Oct

131

Nov

138

Dec

137

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 Kilkieran
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	9°	10°	12°	15°	17°	18°	18°	17°	14°	11°	10°
Average low (°C)	4°	4°	5°	5°	8°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	6°	5°
Precipitation (mm)	134	86	92	63	75	72	79	98	118	131	138	137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kilkieran

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 88 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 105 km to the southeast.

Airports

Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 88 kmsoutheast
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 89 kmnortheast
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 128 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 105 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 181 kmsoutheast
Dublin Population: 1M 232 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 287 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kilkieran

Within 100 km: 156 historic and cultural sites, 478 natural sites, 1,130 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km295 places

Gorumna Island Island 8 kmSE
Saint Macdaras Island Island 12 kmW
Mweenish Island Island 8 kmW
Inishmore Island 22 kmS

25–60 km481 places

Inisheer Island 33 kmSE
Inishlyre Island 55 kmN
White Strand Beach 25 kmNW
Turbot Island Island 34 kmNW

60–100 km988 places

White Strand Beach 66 kmS
Dooniver Strand Beach 76 kmN
Bush Island Island 96 kmSE
Scattery Island Island 81 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kilkieran Bay Natural site, County Galway
2.6 km S
Inishtravin Island, County Galway
3.9 km E
Illaunard Island, County Galway
3.5 km E
Inishbarra Island, County Galway
5.1 km S
Inchaghaun Island, County Galway
3.3 km SE
Lough Skannive Lake, County Galway
3.5 km W