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Kilkenny

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°51′04″ N 9°15′43″ W

Map showing the location of Kilkenny Kilkenny
Location in Ireland
Elevation
38 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 Knock30 km
SNN Shannon Airport130 km

About Kilkenny

Kilkenny is a village. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 38 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (30 km). Nearby sights include Saleen Lough and Carrick Hill.

Climate of Kilkenny

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (135 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 Kilkenny
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12886996775696991105128135131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kilkenny

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 139 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 30 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 130 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 146 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 139 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 208 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 224 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 233 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 392 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kilkenny

Within 100 km: 199 historic and cultural sites, 555 natural sites, 1,311 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km348 places

  • Annagh Island Island 24 kmN
  • Inishturk Island 23 kmW
  • Castle Island Island 24 kmN
  • Roe Island Island 24 kmN

25–60 km753 places

  • Inishlyre Island 26 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 47 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 58 kmNE
  • Island More Island 27 kmW

60–100 km964 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 71 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 90 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 63 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 70 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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