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Knockasliggaun

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°05′09″ N 8°57′43″ W

Map showing the location of Knockasliggaun Knockasliggaun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
417 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tawnyany
1.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock22 km
CFN Donegal Airport114 km

About Knockasliggaun

Knockasliggaun is a mountain. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 417 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (22 km). Nearby sights include Lough Alone and Lough Hoe.

Climate of Knockasliggaun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (148 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Knockasliggaun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°8°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)141971157485807699115142147148

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Knockasliggaun

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 22 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 160 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 22 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 114 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 154 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 160 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 198 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 205 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 246 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 360 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knockasliggaun

Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 661 natural sites, 1,441 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km214 places

  • Annagh Island Island 18 kmW
  • Castle Island Island 22 kmW
  • Roe Island Island 21 kmW
  • Cragh Islands Island 21 kmW

25–60 km786 places

  • Inishlyre Island 54 kmSW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 31 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 25 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km1,303 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 64 kmW
  • Inishteige Island 70 kmNE
  • Station Island Island 92 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 65 kmN

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