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Knockauncoura

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°11′27″ N 8°36′09″ W

Map showing the location of Knockauncoura Knockauncoura
Location in Ireland
Elevation
93 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Loughrea
2.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport59 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock81 km

About Knockauncoura

Knockauncoura is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 93 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Lough Rea and Knockatee.

Climate of Knockauncoura

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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 2°)
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).

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Climate of Knockauncoura
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)105777767777877102106113115109

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knockauncoura

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 59 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 59 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 59 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 81 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 128 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 59 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 144 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 158 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 235 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 362 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Knockauncoura

Within 100 km: 227 historic and cultural sites, 633 natural sites, 1,115 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Lough Rea Lake 1 kmE
  • Lough Graney Lake 24 kmS
  • Lough Cutra Lake 21 kmSW
  • Coole Lough Lake 20 kmSW

25–60 km579 places

  • Bush Island Island 59 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 56 kmS
  • Mutton Island Island 31 kmW
  • Long Island Island 50 kmNE

60–100 km1,330 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 72 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 64 kmW
  • Inishlyre Island 98 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 77 kmSW

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