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Looscaun

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°02′00″ N 8°20′00″ W

Map showing the location of Looscaun Looscaun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport54 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock103 km

About Looscaun

Looscaun is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 32 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Woodford River and Spa Islands.

Climate of Looscaun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (102 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Looscaun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°20°19°17°14°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)967473606368659384101102102

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Looscaun

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 54 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 45 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 54 kmsouthwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 103 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 125 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 45 kmsouthwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 127 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 143 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 235 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 338 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Looscaun

Within 100 km: 220 historic and cultural sites, 588 natural sites, 809 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km123 places

  • Illaunmore Island 8 kmS
  • Holy Island Island 15 kmSW
  • Caher Island Island 17 kmSW
  • Scilly Island Island 16 kmS

25–60 km546 places

  • Bush Island Island 50 kmSW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 43 kmSW
  • Mutton Island Island 54 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km948 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 93 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 80 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 84 kmW
  • Scattery Island Island 93 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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