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Waterford

Located in Munster, Ireland Coordinates: 52°14′24″ N 7°08′38″ W

Waterford
Waterford · Typhoon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
127,363
127.4K
Elevation
26 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
Places inside
301
listed under Waterford
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ORK Cork International Airport103 km
SNN Shannon Airport131 km

About Waterford

Waterford is a district. Location: Munster, Ireland. Population: 127,363. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (103 km). Nearby sights include Little Island and Black Water.

Climate of Waterford

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 96 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (109 mm)
Driest month
July (54 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 Waterford
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°11°13°15°18°20°20°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)109867358645654757710096107

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

How to get to Waterford

The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (ORK), 103 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cork, 99 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 103 kmsouthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 131 kmnorthwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 145 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Cork Population: 224K 99 kmwest
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 136 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 231 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 275 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Waterford

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 605 natural sites, 287 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

  • Gull Island Island 25 kmSW
  • Sheep Island Island 13 kmS
  • Ballin Lough Lake 15 kmSW
  • Knockaderry Reservoir Lake 10 kmSW

25–60 km305 places

  • Curracloe Beach Beach 56 kmE
  • Saltee Islands Island 40 kmE
  • Lady’s Island Island 53 kmE
  • Keeragh Islands Island 29 kmE

60–100 km684 places

  • Rocky Island Island 91 kmSW
  • Ringaskiddy Island Island 92 kmSW
  • Little Island Island 93 kmSW
  • Haulbowline Island Island 91 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Waterford

301 places

Cities & villages37

Mountains & nature19

Heritage & sights4

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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