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Carheany Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 52°59′32″ N 8°50′06″ W

Map showing the location of Carheany Lough Carheany Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
35 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Shanaglish
2.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport33 km
KIR Kerry Airport102 km

About Carheany Lough

Carheany Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 35 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Bunnahow Lough and Knocklawrence.

Climate of Carheany Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 130 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (130 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Carheany 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°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)126979370728081104111126130130

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

How to get to Carheany Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 33 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 39 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 33 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 102 kmsouthwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 102 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 39 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 124 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 177 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 262 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 367 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carheany Lough

Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 669 natural sites, 915 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km168 places

  • Eddy Island Island 25 kmNW
  • Dromore Lough Lake 12 kmSW
  • Rosroe Lough Lake 25 kmS
  • Lough O’Grady Lake 20 kmSE

25–60 km554 places

  • Inisheer Island 47 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 52 kmSW
  • Bush Island Island 35 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 37 kmSE

60–100 km1,063 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 64 kmNW
  • Banna Strand Beach 99 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 96 kmNW
  • Scattery Island Island 63 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Shanaglish Village, County Galway
    2.5 km NW
  • Derry Village, County Galway
    2.7 km NW
  • Killeen Village, County Galway
    3.1 km E
  • Tubber Village, County Galway
    3.5 km W
  • Fiddaun Village, County Galway
    3.6 km NW
  • Gort Village, County Galway
    8.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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