- Elevation
- 112 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport47 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock105 km
About Skenahincha
Skenahincha is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 112 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Tullymore and Lough Alewnaghta.
Climate of Skenahincha
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (132 mm)
- Driest month
- April (69 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 121 | 91 | 90 | 69 | 70 | 79 | 74 | 108 | 102 | 122 | 130 | 132 |
How to get to Skenahincha
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 47 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 40 km to the south.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 47 kmsouthwest
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 105 kmnorth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 118 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 40 kmsouth
- Cork Population: 224K 122 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 150 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 242 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 341 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skenahincha
Within 100 km: 209 historic and cultural sites, 610 natural sites, 832 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km141 places
- Illaunmore Island 9 kmSE
- Holy Island Island 10 kmS
- Caher Island Island 11 kmS
- Scilly Island Island 11 kmS
25–60 km554 places
- Bush Island Island 44 kmSW
- Saint Thomas Island Island 37 kmS
- Mutton Island Island 51 kmNW
- Long Island Island 54 kmNE
60–100 km956 places
- Gorumna Island Island 89 kmW
- Inisheer Island 75 kmW
- White Strand Beach 77 kmW
- Scattery Island Island 86 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tullymore Mountain, County Galway2 km NW
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Lough Alewnaghta Lake, Ireland5.2 km SE
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Coos River River, County Galway4.5 km E
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Pollagoona Mountain Mountain, County Clare7.4 km W
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Scalp Mountain, County Galway4.8 km W
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Derrycrag Wood Natural site, County Galway5.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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