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Lough Awalha

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°15′12″ N 9°41′08″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Awalha Lough Awalha
Location in Ireland
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Trawbaun
2.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport80 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock93 km

About Lough Awalha

Lough Awalha is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 13 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Knockfin and Lough Hibbert.

Climate of Lough Awalha

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (138 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 Awalha
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13486926375727998118131138137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Awalha

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 80 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 97 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 80 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 93 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 97 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 172 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 229 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 289 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Awalha

Within 100 km: 159 historic and cultural sites, 486 natural sites, 1,124 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km229 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 1 kmNE
  • Inisheer Island 24 kmSE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 17 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 12 kmNW

25–60 km531 places

  • White Strand Beach 57 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 33 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 41 kmNW
  • Omey Island Island 45 kmNW

60–100 km1,009 places

  • Inishlyre Island 63 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 85 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 88 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 72 kmS

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