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Glenbrickeen Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°30′39″ N 10°00′54″ W

Map showing the location of Glenbrickeen Lough Glenbrickeen Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Clifden
2.4 km S
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 Airport116 km

About Glenbrickeen Lough

Glenbrickeen Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 36 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (91 km). Nearby sights include Shanakeever Lough and Lough Nambrackkeagh.

Climate of Glenbrickeen 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 Glenbrickeen Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°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 Glenbrickeen Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 91 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 133 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 91 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 116 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 152 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 133 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 208 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 251 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 294 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Glenbrickeen Lough

Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 435 natural sites, 1,008 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km257 places

  • White Strand Beach 8 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 9 kmW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 24 kmS
  • Omey Island Island 10 kmW

25–60 km593 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 36 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 42 kmNE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 55 kmN
  • Mweenish Island Island 26 kmSE

60–100 km716 places

  • Inisheer Island 60 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 91 kmSE
  • Pig Island Island 93 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 70 kmSE

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