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Ballynakill Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°14′43″ N 9°41′46″ W

Map showing the location of Ballynakill Lough Ballynakill Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knock
1.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport80 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock94 km

About Ballynakill Lough

Ballynakill Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 25 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Knockfin and Lough Awalha.

Climate of Ballynakill Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (138 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13486926375727998118131138137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ballynakill Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 80 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 97 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 80 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 94 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 119 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 97 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 171 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 230 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 290 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ballynakill Lough

Within 100 km: 155 historic and cultural sites, 485 natural sites, 1,119 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 2 kmNE
  • Inisheer Island 24 kmSE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Mweenish Island Island 12 kmNW

25–60 km526 places

  • White Strand Beach 56 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 33 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 41 kmNW
  • Omey Island Island 45 kmNW

60–100 km1,011 places

  • Inishlyre Island 64 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 86 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 88 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 71 kmS

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