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Glennaun Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°21′08″ N 9°46′58″ W

Map showing the location of Glennaun Lough Glennaun Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
77 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Loughamore
2.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock89 km
SNN Shannon Airport92 km

About Glennaun Lough

Glennaun Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 77 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (89 km). Nearby sights include Lough Pibrum and Lough Skannive.

Climate of Glennaun Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
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).

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Climate of Glennaun Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1419010169827782103123138142141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glennaun Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 89 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 109 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 89 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 92 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 132 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 109 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 185 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 235 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 288 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Glennaun Lough

Within 100 km: 146 historic and cultural sites, 460 natural sites, 1,105 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km309 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 12 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 21 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 10 kmSW
  • Mweenish Island Island 7 kmSW

25–60 km470 places

  • Inisheer Island 37 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 52 kmN
  • Turbot Island Island 29 kmNW
  • Omey Island Island 32 kmNW

60–100 km932 places

  • White Strand Beach 69 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 73 kmN
  • Scattery Island Island 84 kmS
  • Mutton Island Island 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Loughamore Village, County Galway
    2.8 km SE
  • Glinsk Village, County Galway
    3.6 km NW
  • Kilkieran Village, County Galway
    4.3 km SE
  • Carna Village, County Galway
    3.8 km SW
  • Ardmore Village, County Galway
    4.2 km S
  • Carna Village Village, County Galway
    4.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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