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Punch Bowl

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°03′05″ N 8°48′49″ W

Map showing the location of Punch Bowl Punch Bowl
Location in Ireland
Elevation
38 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport40 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock96 km

About Punch Bowl

Punch Bowl is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 38 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Lough Cutra and Owendalulleegh River.

Climate of Punch Bowl

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Punch Bowl
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)127959373798685111116130134131

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

How to get to Punch Bowl

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 45 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 40 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 96 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 108 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 45 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 130 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 174 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 256 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 368 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Punch Bowl

Within 100 km: 209 historic and cultural sites, 667 natural sites, 980 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km152 places

  • Deer Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Eddy Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Scanlan’s Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Mweenish Island Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km578 places

  • Inisheer Island 48 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 57 kmSW
  • Bush Island Island 42 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 42 kmS

60–100 km1,126 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 62 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 94 kmNW
  • Scattery Island Island 68 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 79 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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