Skip to content
Geonivora
Lake

Derrywaking Loughs

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°28′30″ N 9°59′15″ W

Map showing the location of Derrywaking Loughs Derrywaking Loughs
Location in Ireland
Elevation
26 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Clifden
2.6 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 Knock91 km
SNN Shannon Airport112 km

About Derrywaking Loughs

Derrywaking Loughs is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 26 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (91 km). Nearby sights include Salt Lake and Malmore.

Climate of Derrywaking Loughs

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Derrywaking Loughs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°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 Derrywaking Loughs

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 91 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 128 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 91 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 112 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 147 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 128 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 203 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 249 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 294 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Derrywaking Loughs

Within 100 km: 124 historic and cultural sites, 436 natural sites, 1,024 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

  • White Strand Beach 6 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 11 kmW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 19 kmS
  • Omey Island Island 13 kmNW

25–60 km561 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 31 kmSE
  • Inisheer Island 56 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 44 kmNE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 59 kmN

60–100 km752 places

  • White Strand Beach 87 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 97 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 67 kmE
  • Mutton Island Island 80 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: