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Lettercraffroe Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°22′54″ N 9°24′51″ W

Map showing the location of Lettercraffroe Lough Lettercraffroe Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
154 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oughterard
6.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock71 km
SNN Shannon Airport82 km

About Lettercraffroe Lough

Lettercraffroe Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 154 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (71 km). Nearby sights include Cloghermore and Lough Namoreleen.

Climate of Lettercraffroe Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (142 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Lettercraffroe Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1389310273847679102119138142141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lettercraffroe Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 71 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 96 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 71 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 82 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 134 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 177 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 211 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 266 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lettercraffroe Lough

Within 100 km: 188 historic and cultural sites, 533 natural sites, 1,297 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km235 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Inchiquin Island 14 kmNE
  • Hare Island Island 11 kmN
  • Crow Island Island 17 kmW

25–60 km745 places

  • Inisheer Island 37 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 51 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 44 kmW
  • Turbot Island Island 51 kmW

60–100 km1,038 places

  • White Strand Beach 70 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 77 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 89 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 86 kmS

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