- Elevation
- 22 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport64 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock74 km
About Knocknacarra
Knocknacarra is a village. Location: Galway City, Connacht. Elevation: 22 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Blakes Hill and Ballagh Hill.
Photos of Knocknacarra
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Galway City Museum 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Knocknacarra
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 mm)
- Driest month
- April (64 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 83 | 82 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 95 | 104 | 120 | 123 | 118 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Knocknacarra
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 75 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 64 kmsouth
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 74 kmnorth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 124 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 75 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 158 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 191 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 257 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 396 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Knocknacarra
Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 602 natural sites, 1,264 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km159 places
- Mutton Island Island 4 kmE
- Deer Island Island 10 kmS
- Inchiquin Island 24 kmN
- Hare Island Island 6 kmE
25–60 km592 places
- Gorumna Island Island 38 kmW
- Inisheer Island 36 kmSW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 54 kmW
- Mweenish Island Island 49 kmW
60–100 km1,330 places
- Inishlyre Island 71 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 63 kmSW
- Dooniver Strand Beach 98 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 66 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Blakes Hill Mountain, County Galway1.3 km S
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Ballagh Hill Mountain, Galway City2.2 km N
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Sports Field, Westside, Galway Natural site, Galway City2.7 km NE
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Lough Inch Lake, County Galway3.6 km W
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Galway Cathedral Attraction, County Galway4 km E
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River Corrib River, County Galway4.4 km E
Sources & licences
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