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Kilmacaliver Hill

Located in County Kilkenny, Leinster Coordinates: 52°24′17″ N 7°22′05″ W

Map showing the location of Kilmacaliver Hill Kilmacaliver Hill
Location in Ireland
Elevation
257 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pollrone
1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ORK Cork International Airport99 km
SNN Shannon Airport111 km

About Kilmacaliver Hill

Kilmacaliver Hill is a mountain. Location: County Kilkenny, Leinster. Elevation: 257 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (99 km). Nearby sights include Carriganog Hill and Carrigadoon Hill.

Climate of Kilmacaliver Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (116 mm)
Driest month
July (62 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 Kilmacaliver Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°17°19°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1169583657264628785111105113

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kilmacaliver Hill

The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (ORK), 99 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 90 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 99 kmsouthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 111 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 90 kmwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 94 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 128 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 251 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 262 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kilmacaliver Hill

Within 100 km: 245 historic and cultural sites, 712 natural sites, 427 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km101 places

  • Coumshingaun Lough Lake 20 kmSW
  • Lough Coumfea Lake 24 kmSW
  • Ballin Lough Lake 25 kmS
  • Knockaderry Reservoir Lake 23 kmS

25–60 km431 places

  • Keeragh Islands Island 49 kmSE
  • Gull Island Island 32 kmS
  • Sheep Island Island 33 kmS
  • Cull Island Island 55 kmSE

60–100 km852 places

  • Curracloe Beach Beach 68 kmE
  • Saltee Islands Island 61 kmSE
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 91 kmW
  • Rocky Island Island 90 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Pollrone Village, County Kilkenny
    1 km NE
  • Scogh Village, County Kilkenny
    1.3 km SW
  • Tullaghought Village, County Kilkenny
    2 km N
  • Piltown Village, County Kilkenny
    6 km S
  • Owning Village, County Kilkenny
    2.7 km SE
  • Ahenny Village, County Tipperary
    2.3 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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