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Lough Adooraun

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°16′02″ N 9°28′31″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Adooraun Lough Adooraun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
82 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockduff
1.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport73 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock84 km

About Lough Adooraun

Lough Adooraun is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 82 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Curranavilla and Lough Oughteraglanna.

Climate of Lough Adooraun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (138 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 Lough Adooraun
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)13189946980757899118132138136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Adooraun

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 88 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 73 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 84 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 121 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 88 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 167 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 215 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 276 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Adooraun

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 518 natural sites, 1,196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 14 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 24 kmS
  • Inishmore Island 22 kmSW
  • Inishman Island 21 kmS

25–60 km591 places

  • White Strand Beach 57 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 44 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 52 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 30 kmW

60–100 km1,079 places

  • Inishlyre Island 62 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 87 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 80 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 73 kmS

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