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Lough Agraffard

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°24′00″ N 9°25′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Agraffard Lough Agraffard
Location in Ireland
Elevation
134 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oughterard
5.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock69 km
SNN Shannon Airport84 km

About Lough Agraffard

Lough Agraffard is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 134 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (69 km). Nearby sights include Knockwaumnamoe and Derradda.

Climate of Lough Agraffard

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 Lough Agraffard
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°14°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°12°11°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1389310273847679102119138142141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Agraffard

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 69 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 98 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 69 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 84 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 136 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 98 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 179 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 211 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 265 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Agraffard

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 540 natural sites, 1,305 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km238 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Inchiquin Island 13 kmNE
  • Hare Island Island 9 kmN
  • Crow Island Island 17 kmW

25–60 km759 places

  • Inisheer Island 39 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 49 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 43 kmW
  • Turbot Island Island 50 kmW

60–100 km1,034 places

  • White Strand Beach 72 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 75 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 91 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 88 kmS

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