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Knockatee

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°09′58″ N 8°36′13″ W

Map showing the location of Knockatee Knockatee
Location in Ireland
Elevation
117 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Loughrea
4.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport56 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock84 km

About Knockatee

Knockatee is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 117 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Knockauncoura and Lough Rea.

Climate of Knockatee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (144 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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 Knockatee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°10°12°11°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)13810310481879190121124141144144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knockatee

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 56 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 56 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 56 kmsouthwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 84 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 126 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 56 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 141 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 158 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 237 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 361 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Knockatee

Within 100 km: 226 historic and cultural sites, 636 natural sites, 1,046 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Lough Rea Lake 3 kmNE
  • Lough Graney Lake 21 kmS
  • Lough Cutra Lake 19 kmSW
  • Coole Lough Lake 19 kmSW

25–60 km592 places

  • Bush Island Island 56 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 53 kmS
  • Mutton Island Island 32 kmW
  • Long Island Island 52 kmNE

60–100 km1,246 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 73 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 63 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 76 kmSW
  • Scattery Island Island 87 kmSW

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