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Lough Altocreen

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°18′04″ N 9°35′24″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Altocreen Lough Altocreen
Location in Ireland
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tooreengarve
0.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport80 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock85 km

About Lough Altocreen

Lough Altocreen is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 9 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Lough Anoughlacka and Lough Aughagaddy.

Climate of Lough Altocreen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Altocreen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)12884896376717795116128135133

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

How to get to Lough Altocreen

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 80 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 96 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 80 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 85 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 125 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 174 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 223 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 280 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Altocreen

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 500 natural sites, 1,180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km264 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 7 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 22 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 17 kmW
  • Inishmore Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km556 places

  • Inisheer Island 27 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 58 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 35 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 43 kmNW

60–100 km1,037 places

  • White Strand Beach 61 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 81 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 88 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 77 kmS

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