- Elevation
- 229 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DUB Dublin Airport80 km
- SNN Shannon Airport128 km
About Gales Hill
Gales Hill is a mountain. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Elevation: 229 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include New Castle and Fuer River.
Climate of Gales Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 100 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (110 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 108 | 84 | 77 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 85 | 93 | 102 | 100 | 110 |
How to get to Gales Hill
The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (DUB), 80 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 73 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 80 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 128 kmwest
- Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 152 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dublin Population: 1M 73 kmnortheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 109 kmwest
- Cork Population: 224K 147 kmsouthwest
- Belfast Population: 348K 204 kmnorth
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 255 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gales Hill
Within 100 km: 368 historic and cultural sites, 757 natural sites, 498 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km68 places
- Jake’s Hill Mountain 7 kmSW
- Lackan Mountain 19 kmS
- Gallows Hill Mountain 13 kmS
- Clogrennan Hill Mountain 9 kmS
25–60 km569 places
- Wicklow Mountains Mountain 53 kmNE
- Lough Tay Lake 58 kmNE
- Pollaphuca Reservoir Lake 45 kmNE
- Lough Nahanagan Lake 47 kmE
60–100 km986 places
- Pollboy Bridge Landmark 88 kmN
- Sandymount Strand Beach 75 kmNE
- Curracloe Beach Beach 73 kmSE
- Portmarnock Beach Beach 86 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ashfield Village, County Laois0.8 km E
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Knockvorlagh Village, County Laois1.2 km W
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Arless Village, County Laois1.7 km NE
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Ballynakill Village, County Laois1.8 km SW
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Farrans Village, County Laois2.2 km W
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Newtown Village, County Laois5.1 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
New Castle Historic site, County Laois1.1 km NW
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Fuer River River, County Laois3.4 km NE
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Jake’s Hill Mountain, County Laois7.4 km SW
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Fossy Hill Mountain, County Laois10 km NW
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Clogrennan Hill Mountain, County Laois9.3 km S
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Knock Ardagur Mountain, County Laois13 km W
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Bawn Hill Mountain, County Laois15 km N
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Cullenagh Mountain Mountain, County Laois15 km NW
Sources & licences
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