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Lough Atavamore

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°20′09″ N 9°13′41″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Atavamore Lough Atavamore
Location in Ireland
Elevation
87 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moycullen
3.2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock69 km
SNN Shannon Airport73 km

About Lough Atavamore

Lough Atavamore is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 87 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (69 km). Nearby sights include Newtown Hill and Slieveaneena Lough.

Climate of Lough Atavamore

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (127 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Atavamore
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12183886476697093106124127124

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Atavamore

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 69 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 85 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 69 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 73 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 130 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 85 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 168 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 198 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 258 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Atavamore

Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 568 natural sites, 1,296 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km187 places

  • Mutton Island Island 15 kmSE
  • Deer Island Island 20 kmSE
  • Inchiquin Island 15 kmN
  • Hare Island Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km685 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 31 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 37 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 57 kmW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 46 kmW

60–100 km1,193 places

  • Inishlyre Island 60 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 67 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 88 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 79 kmS

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