About Knock

Knock is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Knockfin and Ballynakill Lough.

Photos of Knock

Inishbarra OJDingo33 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Knock

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)

9° 4°

10° 5°

12° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

18° 12°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 6°

10° 5°

Jan

134

Feb

86

Mar

92

Apr

63

May

75

Jun

72

Jul

79

Aug

98

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 Knock
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 Knock

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 81 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 98 km to the southeast.

Airports

Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 81 kmsoutheast
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 95 kmnortheast
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 98 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 173 kmsoutheast
Dublin Population: 1M 232 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 291 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knock

Within 100 km: 151 historic and cultural sites, 482 natural sites, 1,107 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

Gorumna Island Island 3 kmNE
Inisheer Island 25 kmSE
Saint Macdaras Island Island 15 kmNW
Mweenish Island Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km518 places

White Strand Beach 57 kmS
White Strand Beach 31 kmNW
Turbot Island Island 40 kmNW
Omey Island Island 43 kmNW

60–100 km1,000 places

Inishlyre Island 63 kmN
Dooniver Strand Beach 85 kmN
Bush Island Island 89 kmSE
Scattery Island Island 72 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Knockfin Mountain, County Galway
1.1 km E
Ballynakill Lough Lake, County Galway
1.6 km E
Coonawilleen Bay Natural site, County Galway
0.6 km NE
Lough Nagowan Lake, County Galway
1.8 km NE
Inisherk Island, County Galway
2.3 km W
Dog Island Island, County Galway
2 km S

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