Lough Alligan, County Galway — Map and nearby sights

About Lough Alligan

Lough Alligan is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 22 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (79 km). Nearby sights include Lough Avally and Creggaun.

Photos of Lough Alligan

Knockmorden Jonathan Wilkins · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Lough Alligan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (141 mm)
Driest month: April (71 mm)

9° 3°

10° 4°

12° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

19° 12°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

138

Feb

90

Mar

101

Apr

71

May

83

Jun

76

Jul

80

Aug

101

Sep

121

Oct

137

Nov

141

Dec

139

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 Alligan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	9°	10°	12°	15°	17°	19°	19°	17°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	8°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	138	90	101	71	83	76	80	101	121	137	141	139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Alligan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 79 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 108 km to the southeast.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 79 kmnortheast
Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 93 kmsoutheast
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 136 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 108 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 186 kmsoutheast
Dublin Population: 1M 227 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 279 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Alligan

Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 493 natural sites, 1,175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

Gorumna Island Island 16 kmS
Saint Macdaras Island Island 20 kmSW
Mweenish Island Island 16 kmSW
Hare Island Island 18 kmNE

25–60 km578 places

Inisheer Island 40 kmS
Inishlyre Island 46 kmN
White Strand Beach 27 kmW
Turbot Island Island 34 kmW

60–100 km904 places

White Strand Beach 73 kmS
Dooniver Strand Beach 69 kmN
Bush Island Island 100 kmSE
Scattery Island Island 89 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Derryrush Village, County Galway
1.5 km S
Gortmore Village, County Galway
3.6 km SE
Flannery Bridge Village, County Galway
5.6 km SW
Kilbrickan Village, County Galway
5.7 km SE
Rosmuck Village, County Galway
6.8 km SE
Kylesa Village, County Galway
6.4 km SW

Lough Alligan

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Lough Avally Lake, County Galway
1 km S
Creggaun Mountain, County Galway
1.9 km NE
Lough Ailtdarra Lake, County Galway
1.2 km E
Invermore Lough Lake, County Galway
1.2 km SE
Lough Bunnahask Lake, County Galway
1.3 km NE
Inverbeg Lough Lake, County Galway
2.2 km SE
Lough Nahavreygarriva Lake, County Galway
2.5 km E
Knockmorden Mountain, County Galway
4 km SW