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Boliska Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°17′18″ N 9°18′57″ W

Map showing the location of Boliska Lough Boliska Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
57 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Spiddal
4.7 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport70 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock77 km

About Boliska Lough

Boliska Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 57 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Owenboliska and Keeraunduff.

Climate of Boliska Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Boliska Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12688926980757798114130134131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Boliska Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 84 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 70 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 77 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 124 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 84 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 165 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 204 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 266 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Boliska Lough

Within 100 km: 200 historic and cultural sites, 553 natural sites, 1,245 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 24 kmW
  • Mutton Island Island 18 kmE
  • Deer Island Island 20 kmSE
  • Inchiquin Island 20 kmN

25–60 km606 places

  • Inisheer Island 29 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 53 kmW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 40 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 35 kmW

60–100 km1,175 places

  • Inishlyre Island 63 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 61 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 89 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Spiddal Village, County Galway
    4.7 km S
  • Knock Village, County Galway
    4.3 km E
  • Creduff Village, County Galway
    4.4 km S
  • Saliahoona Village, County Galway
    4.7 km S
  • Knockatee Village, County Galway
    4.9 km NE
  • Caher Village, County Galway
    4.9 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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