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Knockbreteen

Located in County Cork, Munster Coordinates: 51°46′07″ N 9°22′37″ W

Map showing the location of Knockbreteen Knockbreteen
Location in Ireland
Elevation
239 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kealkill
2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KIR Kerry Airport47 km
ORK Cork International Airport62 km

About Knockbreteen

Knockbreteen is a mountain. Location: County Cork, Munster. Elevation: 239 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kerry Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Bull’s Pocket and Lough Atooreen.

Climate of Knockbreteen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (180 mm)
Driest month
July (76 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 Knockbreteen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°13°16°17°17°15°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)18014012984947876102123152158178

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knockbreteen

The nearest airport is Kerry Airport (KIR), 47 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Cork International Airport (ORK) (62 km). The nearest large city is Cork, 64 km to the east.

Airports

  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 47 kmnorth
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 62 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 108 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Cork Population: 224K 64 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 112 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 274 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 376 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 390 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knockbreteen

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 876 natural sites, 628 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km278 places

  • Whiddy Island Island 12 kmSW
  • Dunkerron Islands Island 21 kmNW
  • Greenane Islands Island 23 kmNW
  • Dinish Island Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km783 places

  • White Strand Beach 54 kmW
  • Inch beach Beach 57 kmNW
  • Rossbeigh Strand Beach 53 kmNW
  • Derrynane Beach Beach 52 kmW

60–100 km573 places

  • Valentia Island Island 70 kmW
  • Banna Strand Beach 71 kmNW
  • Inishtearaght Island 94 kmW
  • Sovereign Islands Island 64 kmE

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