MacGillycuddy's Reeks · Munster · IrelandSummit weather, forecast and climate

Caher

1,000 m

Elevation1,000 mabove sea level

Prominence100 mindependent height

Isolation1.2 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

51.99° N, 9.76° WElevation 1,000 mUTC+1 · Irish Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,000 m
Mid-mountain520 m
Valley · Killorglin32 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Caher in brief

Caher rises to 1,000 m in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Munster, Ireland. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 100 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights fall below freezing in 2 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Killorglin, 12 km to the N at 32 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,000 m · 3,281 ft
Prominence: 100 m
Range: MacGillycuddy's Reeks
Region: Munster
Country: Ireland
Coordinates: 51.9946, -9.7585
Nearest airport: Kerry Airport (KIR) · 26 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Caher by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Caher by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	5°	5°	6°	8°	11°	13°	15°	15°	13°	10°	7°	5°
Average low	0°	-1°	0°	1°	4°	7°	9°	9°	7°	4°	2°	0°
Precipitation	332 mm	244 mm	252 mm	172 mm	185 mm	166 mm	170 mm	193 mm	221 mm	308 mm	295 mm	312 mm
Cloud cover	65%	65%	64%	55%	55%	61%	63%	62%	61%	62%	62%	65%
Daylight	8h 16	9h 57	11h 48	13h 53	15h 40	16h 42	16h 16	14h 42	12h 42	10h 43	8h 50	7h 47
Month score	10	10	11	15	18	30	39	36	28	12	12	10

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,300 m	1,300 m	1,500 m	1,700 m	2,100 m	2,550 m	2,850 m	2,800 m	2,550 m	2,050 m	1,650 m	1,400 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

Caher in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Ireland

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Carrauntoohil	1,039 m	1,039 m	1.2 km NE	15°
Beenkeragh	1,008 m	91 m	1.6 km NE	15°
Cnoc na Péiste	988 m	253 m	4.3 km E	15°
Caher West Top	973 m	24 m	0.3 km W	15°
Maolán Buí	973 m	38 m	3.9 km E	15°
Cnoc an Chuillinn	958 m	53 m	3.1 km E	15°
The Bones	957 m	37 m	1.1 km NE	15°
The Big Gun	939 m	74 m	4.8 km E	15°