- Elevation
- 95 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport70 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock74 km
About Knocka Lough
Knocka Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 95 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Knock River and Lough Cam.
Climate of Knocka Lough
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 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) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 126 | 88 | 92 | 69 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 98 | 114 | 130 | 134 | 131 |
How to get to Knocka Lough
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 82 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 70 kmsouth
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 74 kmnortheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 126 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 82 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 165 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 201 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 262 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Knocka Lough
Within 100 km: 202 historic and cultural sites, 563 natural sites, 1,262 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km198 places
- Mutton Island Island 15 kmE
- Deer Island Island 18 kmSE
- Inchiquin Island 19 kmN
- Hare Island Island 24 kmNW
25–60 km632 places
- Gorumna Island Island 28 kmW
- Inisheer Island 32 kmSW
- White Strand Beach 56 kmW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 44 kmW
60–100 km1,197 places
- Inishlyre Island 63 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 63 kmS
- Dooniver Strand Beach 90 kmNW
- Bush Island Island 76 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Knock River River, County Galway0.3 km SW
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Lough Cam Lake, County Galway1.1 km NW
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Keeraunduff Hill Mountain, County Galway2.1 km SW
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Knockagurraun Mountain, County Galway2.8 km S
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Slieveaneena Lough Lake, County Galway2.2 km N
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Keeraunduff Mountain, County Galway2.7 km SW
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Owenboliska River, County Galway3.8 km W
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Boliska Lough Lake, County Galway3.9 km W
Sources & licences
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