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Natural site

Ballyhourigan Wood

Located in County Tipperary, Munster Coordinates: 52°44′55″ N 8°18′24″ W

Map showing the location of Ballyhourigan Wood Ballyhourigan Wood
Location in Ireland
Elevation
309 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Curraghduff
1.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport42 km
ORK Cork International Airport102 km

About Ballyhourigan Wood

Ballyhourigan Wood is a natural site. Location: County Tipperary, Munster. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Boolatin Top and Bleanbeg.

Climate of Ballyhourigan Wood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (152 mm)
Driest month
April (79 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 Ballyhourigan Wood
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)14110410479808579112107137145152

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ballyhourigan Wood

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 42 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 23 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 42 kmwest
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 102 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 104 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 23 kmsouthwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 95 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 153 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 259 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 324 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ballyhourigan Wood

Within 100 km: 210 historic and cultural sites, 708 natural sites, 759 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km169 places

  • Saint Thomas Island Island 22 kmW
  • Illaunmore Island 24 kmN
  • Holy Island Island 21 kmNW
  • Caher Island Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km507 places

  • Bush Island Island 34 kmW
  • Inishmacowney Island 51 kmW
  • Inishloe Island 49 kmW
  • Deenish Island Island 45 kmW

60–100 km1,001 places

  • Inisheer Island 89 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 80 kmW
  • Scattery Island Island 83 kmW
  • Roaninish Island 100 kmS

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