- Elevation
- 64 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock66 km
- SNN Shannon Airport81 km
About Buffy Lough
Buffy Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 64 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (66 km). Nearby sights include Cnocan na Lao and Cockernarusheeny.
Climate of Buffy Lough
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (127 mm)
- Driest month
- April (64 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 121 | 83 | 88 | 64 | 76 | 69 | 70 | 93 | 106 | 124 | 127 | 124 |
How to get to Buffy Lough
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 66 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 93 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 66 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 81 kmsouth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 136 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 93 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 176 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 203 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 259 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Buffy Lough
Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 559 natural sites, 1,337 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km197 places
- Mutton Island Island 23 kmSE
- Inchiquin Island 9 kmN
- Hare Island Island 13 kmNW
- Hare Island Island 24 kmSE
25–60 km788 places
- Gorumna Island Island 29 kmSW
- Inisheer Island 40 kmS
- Inishlyre Island 52 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 51 kmW
60–100 km1,112 places
- White Strand Beach 72 kmS
- Dooniver Strand Beach 80 kmNW
- Bush Island Island 87 kmSE
- Scattery Island Island 88 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Oughterard Village, County Galway3.4 km NW
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Rosscahill Village, County Galway3.6 km E
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Magheramore Village, County Galway1.7 km N
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Laghtgannon Village, County Galway2.3 km NE
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Bunnagippaun Village, County Galway2.3 km W
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Killarone Village, County Galway2.6 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnocan na Lao Mountain, County Galway2.7 km SW
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Cockernarusheeny Mountain, County Galway2.9 km NW
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Drimneen River River, County Galway1.5 km E
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Lough Naneerin Lake, County Galway2.9 km E
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Shannaghree Lough Lake, County Galway3 km W
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Lough Uggool Lake, County Galway4.7 km SW
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Derradda Mountain, County Galway5.8 km W
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Lough Fadda Lake, County Galway5.3 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Ireland
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Inchagoill Island, County Galway10 km N -
Lough Naweelan Lake, County Galway5.8 km S
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Lough Seccon Lake, County Galway5.8 km SW
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Ross Lake Lake, County Galway6.1 km E
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Lough Namoreleen Lake, County Galway6.2 km W
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Lough Corrib Lake, County Galway6.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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