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Lough Aslaun

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°00′35″ N 8°52′30″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Aslaun Lough Aslaun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Shanaglish
1.2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport34 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock100 km

About Lough Aslaun

Lough Aslaun is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 17 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include O’Donohoe’s Chair and Lough Attyslany.

Climate of Lough Aslaun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (127 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Aslaun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°11°13°16°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°13°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)120918767738180103109124127123

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

How to get to Lough Aslaun

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 42 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 34 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 100 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 102 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 42 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 127 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 179 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 263 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 370 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Lough Aslaun

Within 100 km: 204 historic and cultural sites, 665 natural sites, 951 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km168 places

  • Deer Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Eddy Island Island 22 kmN
  • Scanlan’s Island Island 22 kmNW
  • Mweenish Island Island 23 kmN

25–60 km566 places

  • Inisheer Island 44 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 51 kmSW
  • Bush Island Island 37 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 40 kmSE

60–100 km1,086 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 61 kmNW
  • Banna Strand Beach 99 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 93 kmNW
  • Scattery Island Island 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Shanaglish Village, County Galway
    1.2 km E
  • Fiddaun Village, County Galway
    1.2 km NE
  • Tubber Village, County Galway
    1.4 km SW
  • Derry Village, County Galway
    1.7 km E
  • Boston Village, County Clare
    4.5 km NW
  • Gort Village, County Galway
    7.4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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