- Elevation
- 25 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock88 km
- SNN Shannon Airport109 km
About Croaghat Lough
Croaghat Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 25 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (88 km). Nearby sights include Island Lough and Loughanillaun.
Photos of Croaghat Lough
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Climate of Croaghat Lough
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 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) | 141 | 87 | 99 | 65 | 78 | 75 | 82 | 102 | 121 | 135 | 138 | 139 |
How to get to Croaghat Lough
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 88 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 88 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 109 kmsoutheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 146 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 125 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 201 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 245 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 291 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Croaghat Lough
Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 448 natural sites, 1,044 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km298 places
- White Strand Beach 10 kmW
- Turbot Island Island 15 kmW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 19 kmS
- Omey Island Island 17 kmNW
25–60 km550 places
- Gorumna Island Island 29 kmSE
- Inisheer Island 53 kmSE
- Inishlyre Island 43 kmNE
- Dooniver Strand Beach 59 kmN
60–100 km775 places
- White Strand Beach 85 kmS
- Scattery Island Island 99 kmS
- Pig Island Island 97 kmN
- Mutton Island Island 63 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Emlaghdauroe Village, County Galway2.1 km E
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Clifden Village, County Galway6.3 km W -
Toombeola Village, County Galway5.5 km SE -
Letterfrack Village, County Galway8.9 km N -
Roundstone Village, County Galway8.3 km S
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Aillenacally Village, County Galway5.8 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Island Lough Lake, County Galway0.5 km NW
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Loughanillaun Lake, County Galway1.1 km E
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Derrylea Lough Lake, County Galway1.4 km NW
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Conga Lough Lake, County Galway1.8 km SW
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Cregg Mountain, County Galway3.9 km N
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Benglenisky Mountain, County Galway4.9 km E -
Cregg Lough Lake, County Galway2.9 km N
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Cloonagat Lough Lake, County Galway3 km SW
Sources & licences
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