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Carrigeen Hill

Located in County Laois, Leinster Coordinates: 53°03′22″ N 7°10′39″ W

Map showing the location of Carrigeen Hill Carrigeen Hill
Location in Ireland
Elevation
218 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballythomas
0.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DUB Dublin Airport74 km
SNN Shannon Airport124 km

About Carrigeen Hill

Carrigeen Hill is a mountain. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Elevation: 218 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Kilteale Hill and Hewson Hill.

Climate of Carrigeen Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (101 mm)
Driest month
April (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 Carrigeen Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)9674716267636585879695101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carrigeen Hill

The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (DUB), 74 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 69 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 74 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 124 kmwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 145 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 69 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 107 kmsouthwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 156 kmsouthwest
  • Belfast Population: 348K 190 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 272 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carrigeen Hill

Within 100 km: 366 historic and cultural sites, 703 natural sites, 511 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Raheen Lough Lake 19 kmNW
  • Conlawn Hill Mountain 19 kmW
  • Gales Hill Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Barna Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km526 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 57 kmE
  • Invernisk Island 59 kmW
  • Grant’s Island Island 56 kmW
  • Ash Island Island 56 kmW

60–100 km993 places

  • Rockabill Island 99 kmNE
  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 74 kmNE
  • Sandymount Strand Beach 72 kmNE
  • Curracloe Beach Beach 93 kmSE

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