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Knockferry

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°25′00″ N 9°09′00″ W

Map showing the location of Knockferry Knockferry
Location in Ireland
Elevation
10 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 Knock59 km
SNN Shannon Airport81 km

About Knockferry

Knockferry is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (59 km). Nearby sights include Whitemare’s Island and Illaunaneel.

Climate of Knockferry

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (119 mm)
Driest month
April (61 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 Knockferry
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11278816174656591100117119116

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

How to get to Knockferry

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 91 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 59 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 81 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 140 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 91 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 175 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 193 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 249 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knockferry

Within 100 km: 226 historic and cultural sites, 577 natural sites, 1,398 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km134 places

  • Mutton Island Island 19 kmS
  • Inchiquin Island 9 kmNW
  • Hare Island Island 20 kmW
  • Hare Island Island 20 kmSE

25–60 km844 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 39 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 47 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 55 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 53 kmW

60–100 km1,223 places

  • White Strand Beach 77 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 83 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 61 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 98 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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