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Munster · IrelandSummit weather, forecast and climate

Devil's Bit

478 m
Elevation478 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation25 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul18°average high
52.82° N, 7.91° WElevation 478 mUTC+0 · Greenwich Mean Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit478 m
  • Mid-mountain300 m
  • Valley · Templemore114 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Devil's Bit in brief

Devil's Bit rises to 478 m, Munster, Ireland.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Templemore, 6.0 km to the SE at 114 m.

Facts

Elevation
478 m · 1,568 ft
Region
Munster
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.8208, -7.9125
Nearest airport
Shannon Airport (SNN) · 69 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 Devil's Bit by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°6°1°Jan7°0°Feb9°0°Mar11°2°Apr14°5°May17°8°Jun18°10°Jul17°9°Aug15°7°Sep12°5°Oct9°2°Nov7°1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Devil's Bit by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high6°7°9°11°14°17°18°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low1°0°0°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation147 mm106 mm114 mm84 mm102 mm96 mm96 mm114 mm113 mm151 mm134 mm144 mm
Cloud cover61%59%58%51%50%55%56%56%55%57%59%61%
Daylight8h 089h 5311h 4813h 5615h 4716h 5216h 2514h 4712h 4410h 418h 447h 38
Month score121715324256625345251312

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,000 m1,050 m1,150 m1,500 m1,900 m2,350 m2,600 m2,500 m2,250 m1,800 m1,300 m1,050 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Devil's Bit in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Ireland
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Keeper Hill694 m600 m25 km W16°
Latteragh373 m90 m7.4 km W18°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Templemore
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Templemore

Munster · 6.0 km SE
14°Oct high
17wet days
35score
Templemore
Moneygall
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Moneygall

Leinster · 7.3 km NW
14°Oct high
17wet days
34score
Moneygall
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Borrisoleigh

Munster · 8.1 km S
14°Oct high
17wet days
35score
Borrisoleigh
Toomyvara
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Toomyvara

Munster · 8.7 km W
13°Oct high
17wet days
34score
Toomyvara
Around here

Templemore and around

Templemore
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Templemore

Munster · Ireland
Jun–Augbest months
19°July high
114 maltitude
Templemore

Nature

Suir
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8.7 km NW

Suir

River
Suir
River Nore
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11 km N

River Nore

River
River Nore
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14 km S

River Drish

River
River Drish

Mountains

Keeper Hill
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29 km W

Keeper Hill

694 m · Silvermine Mountains
Keeper Hill
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30 km NE

Arderin

527 m · Slieve Bloom Mountains
Arderin
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35 km NE

Stillbrook Hill

514 m · Slieve Bloom Mountains
Stillbrook Hill

Heritage

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12 km S

Ballynahow Castle

national monument of Ireland
Ballynahow Castle
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13 km NE

St. Kieran's Church

national monument of Ireland
St. Kieran's Church
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14 km NE

Timoney Stones

national monument of Ireland
Timoney Stones