Skip to content
Geonivora
Lake

Lough Anillaun

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°33′17″ N 10°05′24″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Anillaun Lough Anillaun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cleggan
1.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock93 km
SNN Shannon Airport123 km

About Lough Anillaun

Lough Anillaun is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 4 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (93 km). Nearby sights include Lough Natawny and An Cnocan Ban.

Climate of Lough Anillaun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (140 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lough Anillaun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°16°18°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°10°12°12°11°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)140869559737280100119132133136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Anillaun

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 93 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 139 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 93 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 123 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 158 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 139 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 214 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 256 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 296 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Anillaun

Within 100 km: 113 historic and cultural sites, 428 natural sites, 963 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km208 places

  • White Strand Beach 13 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 7 kmSW
  • Omey Island Island 6 kmSW
  • Inishturk Island 17 kmN

25–60 km643 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 43 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 41 kmNE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 51 kmN
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 30 kmS

60–100 km653 places

  • Inisheer Island 67 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 98 kmSE
  • Pig Island Island 90 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cleggan Village, County Galway
    1.7 km W
  • Cloon Neighbourhood, County Galway
    0.4 km S
  • Bundouglas Village, County Galway
    1.9 km NE
  • Emlagh Village, County Galway
    2.9 km W
  • Claddaghduff Village, County Galway
    3.6 km W
  • Leagaun Village, County Galway
    4 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: