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Ballynakill Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°00′32″ N 8°47′46″ W

Map showing the location of Ballynakill Lough Ballynakill Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Irichaboy South
1.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport35 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock100 km

About Ballynakill Lough

Ballynakill Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 32 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Knocklawrence and Knockatoo Mountain.

Climate of Ballynakill Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Ballynakill Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)127959373798685111116130134131

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

How to get to Ballynakill Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 35 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 40 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 35 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 100 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 105 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 40 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 126 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 174 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 259 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 365 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Ballynakill Lough

Within 100 km: 204 historic and cultural sites, 666 natural sites, 923 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km169 places

  • Eddy Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Rabbit Island Island 24 kmSE
  • Dromore Lough Lake 15 kmSW
  • Lough Rea Lake 25 kmNE

25–60 km549 places

  • Inisheer Island 49 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 55 kmSW
  • Bush Island Island 37 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 37 kmS

60–100 km1,075 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 65 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 97 kmNW
  • Scattery Island Island 66 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 82 kmNW

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