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Conga Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°27′25″ N 9°56′31″ W

Map showing the location of Conga Lough Conga Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Clifden
6.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock90 km
SNN Shannon Airport108 km

About Conga Lough

Conga Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 22 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (90 km). Nearby sights include Croaghat Lough and Cloonagat Lough.

Climate of Conga 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
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (141 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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 Conga Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)141879965787582102121135138139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Conga Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 90 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 125 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 90 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 108 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 145 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 125 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 200 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 246 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 292 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Conga Lough

Within 100 km: 134 historic and cultural sites, 448 natural sites, 1,041 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km286 places

  • White Strand Beach 8 kmW
  • Turbot Island Island 15 kmW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 17 kmS
  • Omey Island Island 17 kmNW

25–60 km535 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 28 kmSE
  • Inisheer Island 52 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 44 kmNE
  • Island More Island 46 kmNE

60–100 km802 places

  • White Strand Beach 84 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 61 kmN
  • Scattery Island Island 98 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 98 kmN

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