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Kilcotton

Located in County Laois, Leinster Coordinates: 52°55′15″ N 7°32′23″ W

Map showing the location of Kilcotton Kilcotton
Location in Ireland
Elevation
121 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport97 km
DUB Dublin Airport102 km

About Kilcotton

Kilcotton is a village. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Elevation: 121 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Lismore House and Knockaroe.

Climate of Kilcotton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (116 mm)
Driest month
April (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 Kilcotton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°20°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1149388687272729993116112116

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kilcotton

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 97 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 78 km to the west.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 97 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 102 kmnortheast
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 136 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 78 kmwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 98 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 130 kmsouthwest
  • Belfast Population: 348K 215 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 285 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kilcotton

Within 100 km: 377 historic and cultural sites, 814 natural sites, 644 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km75 places

  • Grantstown Lough Lake 6 kmSE
  • Butler’s Lough Lake 14 kmW
  • Black Lough Lake 14 kmW
  • Forked Lough Lake 13 kmW

25–60 km438 places

  • Long Island Island 56 kmNW
  • Illaunmore Island 51 kmW
  • Scilly Island Island 58 kmW
  • Bushy Island Island 60 kmW

60–100 km1,322 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 83 kmE
  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 100 kmNE
  • Curracloe Beach Beach 99 kmSE
  • Bush Island Island 89 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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