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Kilcruise

Located in County Laois, Leinster Coordinates: 52°54′16″ N 7°05′17″ W

Map showing the location of Kilcruise Kilcruise
Location in Ireland
Elevation
162 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DUB Dublin Airport80 km
SNN Shannon Airport126 km

About Kilcruise

Kilcruise is a village. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Elevation: 162 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include New Castle and Gales Hill.

Climate of Kilcruise

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Kilcruise
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1088477646665668593102100110

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kilcruise

The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (DUB), 80 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 74 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 80 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 126 kmwest
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 152 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 74 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 107 kmwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 146 kmsouthwest
  • Belfast Population: 348K 203 kmnorth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 258 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kilcruise

Within 100 km: 369 historic and cultural sites, 765 natural sites, 503 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km72 places

  • Gales Hill Mountain 3 kmSE
  • Jake’s Hill Mountain 8 kmS
  • Lackan Mountain 21 kmS
  • Gallows Hill Mountain 14 kmS

25–60 km557 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 54 kmE
  • Lough Tay Lake 59 kmE
  • Pollaphuca Reservoir Lake 46 kmNE
  • Lough Nahanagan Lake 49 kmE

60–100 km1,008 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 88 kmN
  • Sandymount Strand Beach 76 kmNE
  • Curracloe Beach Beach 76 kmSE
  • Portmarnock Beach Beach 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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