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Lough Bealacooan

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°17′52″ N 9°22′38″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Bealacooan Lough Bealacooan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
88 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Spiddal
7.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport73 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock78 km

About Lough Bealacooan

Lough Bealacooan is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 88 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Lough More and Tonaghmore.

Climate of Lough Bealacooan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (138 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Bealacooan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)13189946980757899118132138136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Bealacooan

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 87 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 73 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 78 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 125 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 87 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 167 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 209 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 269 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Bealacooan

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 537 natural sites, 1,238 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km232 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 20 kmW
  • Mutton Island Island 22 kmE
  • Deer Island Island 24 kmSE
  • Inchiquin Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km624 places

  • Inisheer Island 29 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 48 kmW
  • Turbot Island Island 56 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 36 kmW

60–100 km1,112 places

  • Inishlyre Island 61 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 61 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 87 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 79 kmSE

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