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Harristown

Located in County Kilkenny, Leinster Coordinates: 52°24′22″ N 7°14′40″ W

Map showing the location of Harristown Harristown
Location in Ireland
Elevation
130 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ORK Cork International Airport106 km
SNN Shannon Airport119 km

About Harristown

Harristown is a village. Location: County Kilkenny, Leinster. Elevation: 130 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (106 km). Nearby sights include Carricktriss Gorse and Corbally Hill.

Climate of Harristown

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (111 mm)
Driest month
July (59 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 Harristown
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°20°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1119078627160598282105101110

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Harristown

The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (ORK), 106 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 98 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 106 kmsouthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 119 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 132 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 98 kmwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 101 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 123 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 243 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 259 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Harristown

Within 100 km: 242 historic and cultural sites, 700 natural sites, 386 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km93 places

  • Knockaderry Reservoir Lake 22 kmS
  • Lough Cullin Lake 14 kmSE
  • Slievenamon Mountain 22 kmW
  • Tory Hill Mountain 10 kmSE

25–60 km404 places

  • Saltee Islands Island 54 kmSE
  • Keeragh Islands Island 42 kmSE
  • Gull Island Island 35 kmSW
  • Sheep Island Island 31 kmS

60–100 km831 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 97 kmNE
  • Curracloe Beach Beach 60 kmE
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 99 kmW
  • Rocky Island Island 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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