- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock80 km
- SNN Shannon Airport102 km
About Derryclare Lough
Derryclare Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 17 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (80 km). Nearby sights include Derryclare and Lissoughter.
Photos of Derryclare Lough
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Maumturk Mountains Joebater at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Lissoughter Conor Lawless · CC BY 2.0 -
Derryclare Bernd Thaller · CC BY 2.0 -
Bendouglas Britishfinance · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Bencollaghduff Britishfinance · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Derryclare Lough
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 142 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- November (142 mm)
- Driest month
- April (69 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) | 9° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 141 | 90 | 101 | 69 | 82 | 77 | 82 | 103 | 123 | 138 | 142 | 141 |
How to get to Derryclare Lough
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 80 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 118 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 80 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 102 kmsoutheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 144 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 118 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 195 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 234 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 281 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Derryclare Lough
Within 100 km: 149 historic and cultural sites, 472 natural sites, 1,122 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km349 places
- Gorumna Island Island 24 kmS
- White Strand Beach 20 kmW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 21 kmSW
- Mweenish Island Island 19 kmS
25–60 km592 places
- Inisheer Island 48 kmS
- Inishlyre Island 40 kmN
- Turbot Island Island 26 kmW
- Omey Island Island 27 kmW
60–100 km802 places
- White Strand Beach 81 kmS
- Dooniver Strand Beach 61 kmN
- Scattery Island Island 97 kmS
- Pig Island Island 96 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Derryclare Mountain, County Galway3.5 km N
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Lissoughter Mountain, County Galway3.7 km NE
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Bengower Mountain, County Galway5.3 km NW -
Bendouglas Mountain, County Galway5.5 km W
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Benbreen Mountain, County Galway5.8 km NW -
Bencollaghduff Mountain, County Galway6 km NW
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Recess River River, County Galway2.2 km E
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Benglenisky Mountain, County Galway6.5 km W
Sources & licences
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