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Leenane

Local name: An Líonán

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°35′45″ N 9°41′40″ W

Map showing the location of Leenane Leenane
Location in Ireland
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock68 km
SNN Shannon Airport112 km

About Leenane

Leenane is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 5 m.

From Wikipedia

Leenaun (Irish: An Líonán or Líonán Cinn Mhara, meaning '(submerged) reef at the head of the sea'), also Leenane, is a village and a 747 hectares (1,846 acres) townland in County Galway, Ireland, on the southern shore of Killary Harbour and the northern boundary of Conamara.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Leenane

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (162 mm)
Driest month
April (82 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 Leenane
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°11°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)16210612282948691115137158161159

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Leenane

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 68 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 126 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 68 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 112 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 158 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 126 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 206 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 231 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 271 kmnortheast

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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