About The Leap

The Leap is a village. Location: County Wexford, Leinster. Elevation: 103 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (108 km). Nearby sights include Killoughrum Forest and Daphey Castle.

Photos of The Leap

Enniscorthy Castle MikeWest Wexford · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of The Leap

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month: August (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: January (122 mm)
Driest month: June (61 mm)

8° 3°

10° 4°

11° 5°

14° 7°

17° 10°

18° 12°

17° 10°

13° 8°

10° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

122

Feb

97

Mar

89

Apr

63

May

72

Jun

61

Jul

63

Aug

82

Sep

91

Oct

108

Nov

101

Dec

118

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 The Leap
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	11°	14°	17°	18°	18°	17°	13°	10°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	122	97	89	63	72	61	63	82	91	108	101	118

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

How to get to The Leap

The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (DUB), 108 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 98 km to the north.

Airports

Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 108 kmnorth
Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 144 kmsouthwest
Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 155 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Dublin Population: 1M 98 kmnorth
Limerick Population: 102.3K 134 kmwest
Cork Population: 224K 140 kmsouthwest
Swansea Population: 300.4K 210 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 240 kmnorth

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

Day trips from The Leap

Within 100 km: 231 historic and cultural sites, 590 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km87 places

Curracloe Beach Beach 23 kmSE
Kings Island Island 9 kmSE
Doo Lough Lake 22 kmSE
White Mountain Mountain 12 kmW

25–60 km412 places

Saltee Islands Island 40 kmS
Lady’s Island Island 37 kmSE
Keeragh Islands Island 33 kmS
Sheep Island Island 55 kmSW

60–100 km606 places

Wicklow Mountains Mountain 70 kmN
Sandymount Strand Beach 99 kmN
Gull Island Island 67 kmSW
Dalkey Island Island 95 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Killoughrum Forest Natural site, County Wexford
4.1 km N
Daphey Castle Historic site, County Wexford
4.4 km E
Enniscorthy Castle Historic site, County Wexford
6.6 km E
Bree Hill Mountain, County Wexford
5.7 km SE
Coolteige Hill Mountain, County Wexford
7 km SE
Aughnaglaur River River, County Wexford
5.3 km S

The Leap

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7 km SE
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7.1 km W
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3.2 km E
Ballymackesy House Village, County Wexford
3.5 km SW
Anghnagappall Bridge Village, County Wexford
3.5 km SW
Knockmore Village, County Wexford
3.8 km NW