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Lough Astickeen

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°15′33″ N 9°31′52″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Astickeen Lough Astickeen
Location in Ireland
Elevation
26 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Keenaunnagark
1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport74 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock87 km

About Lough Astickeen

Lough Astickeen is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 26 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Loughaunevneen and Rossareel Hill.

Climate of Lough Astickeen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
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 Astickeen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12884896376717795116128135133

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Astickeen

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 74 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 90 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 74 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 87 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 90 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 168 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 219 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 280 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Astickeen

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 512 natural sites, 1,179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km245 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 10 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 22 kmS
  • Mweenish Island Island 22 kmW
  • Inishmore Island 19 kmSW

25–60 km562 places

  • White Strand Beach 56 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 41 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 49 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 26 kmW

60–100 km1,068 places

  • Inishlyre Island 63 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 87 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 82 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 72 kmS

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