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Courhoor Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°32′47″ N 10°07′05″ W

Map showing the location of Courhoor Lough Courhoor Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
19 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cleggan
1.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock95 km
SNN Shannon Airport123 km

About Courhoor Lough

Courhoor Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 19 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (95 km). Nearby sights include Sellerna Bay and Barnahllia Lough.

Climate of Courhoor Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (140 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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 Courhoor Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)140869559737280100119132133136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Courhoor Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 95 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 140 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 95 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 123 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 157 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 140 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 215 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 258 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 298 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Courhoor Lough

Within 100 km: 109 historic and cultural sites, 421 natural sites, 951 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km195 places

  • White Strand Beach 12 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 5 kmS
  • Omey Island Island 3 kmSW
  • Inishturk Island 18 kmN

25–60 km629 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 43 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 43 kmNE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 52 kmN
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 30 kmSE

60–100 km657 places

  • Inisheer Island 67 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 98 kmSE
  • Pig Island Island 91 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 78 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cleggan Village, County Galway
    1.1 km N
  • Claddaghduff Village, County Galway
    1.6 km W
  • Emlagh Village, County Galway
    1.4 km NW
  • Cloon Neighbourhood, County Galway
    1.8 km E
  • Leagaun Village, County Galway
    2.4 km S
  • Aughrus More Village, County Galway
    3.6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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