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Knocknahur

Local name: Cnoc na hIora

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°14′42″ N 8°32′19″ W

Map showing the location of Knocknahur Knocknahur
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 Knock41 km
CFN Donegal Airport90 km

About Knocknahur

Knocknahur is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 38 m.

From Wikipedia

Knocknahur (Irish: Cnoc na hIora, meaning 'hill of the surety'), also known as Ransboro, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of Knocknahur North and Knocknahur South. The megalithic complex at Carrowmore lies approximately 1 km east of the village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Knocknahur

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (150 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Knocknahur
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)14510011471767779100115143146150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knocknahur

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 41 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 174 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 41 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 90 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 126 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 176 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 182 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 261 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 328 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knocknahur

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 641 natural sites, 1,393 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km251 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 5 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 13 kmW
  • Inishmurray Island 23 kmN
  • Coney Island Island 7 kmNW

25–60 km748 places

  • Inishteige Island 38 kmE
  • Station Island Island 59 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 50 kmN
  • Gull Island Island 60 kmN

60–100 km1,219 places

  • Inishlyre Island 87 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 95 kmW
  • Umfin Island Island 96 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 82 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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