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Village

Ballygorteen

Located in County Kilkenny, Leinster Coordinates: 52°42′50″ N 7°05′17″ W

Map showing the location of Ballygorteen Ballygorteen
Location in Ireland
Elevation
254 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DUB Dublin Airport97 km
SNN Shannon Airport124 km

About Ballygorteen

Ballygorteen is a village. Location: County Kilkenny, Leinster. Elevation: 254 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Baunreagh and Lackan.

Climate of Ballygorteen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 109 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (122 mm)
Driest month
June (68 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 Ballygorteen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°11°14°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1219688697468699098114109122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ballygorteen

The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (DUB), 97 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 89 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 97 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 124 kmwest
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 136 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 89 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 104 kmwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 131 kmsouthwest
  • Belfast Population: 348K 223 kmnorth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 247 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Ballygorteen

Within 100 km: 316 historic and cultural sites, 765 natural sites, 440 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km83 places

  • Mount Leinster Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Knockroe Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Saddle Hill Mountain 22 kmS
  • Freagh Hill Mountain 17 kmS

25–60 km531 places

  • Kings Island Island 48 kmSE
  • Lough Nahanagan Lake 58 kmNE
  • Coumshingaun Lough Lake 60 kmSW
  • Knockaderry Reservoir Lake 58 kmS

60–100 km907 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 65 kmNE
  • Sandymount Strand Beach 91 kmNE
  • Curracloe Beach Beach 61 kmSE
  • Saltee Islands Island 73 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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