- Elevation
- 53 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock56 km
- SNN Shannon Airport81 km
About Lough Beg
Lough Beg is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 53 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (56 km). Nearby sights include Knockroe and Carbally Castle.
Climate of Lough Beg
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 117 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (117 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 76 | 77 | 64 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 95 | 102 | 114 | 117 | 106 |
How to get to Lough Beg
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 56 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 84 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 56 kmnorth
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 81 kmsouth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 149 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 84 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 162 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 170 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 223 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 375 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Beg
Within 100 km: 245 historic and cultural sites, 647 natural sites, 1,471 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km25 places
- Levally Lough Lake 13 kmN
- Lough Afoor Lake 23 kmW
- Lough Tee Lake 7 kmSE
- Callow Lough Lake 18 kmE
25–60 km588 places
- Mutton Island Island 31 kmSW
- Long Island Island 51 kmE
- Deer Island Island 37 kmSW
- Inchmore Island 50 kmE
60–100 km1,750 places
- Gorumna Island Island 69 kmW
- Inisheer Island 70 kmSW
- Inishlyre Island 78 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 92 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Abbeyknockmoy Village, County Galway5.4 km NW -
Monivea Village, County Galway5.7 km S -
Skehanagh Village, County Galway2.7 km E
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Ryehill Village, County Galway4.8 km SW
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Glennaveel Village, County Galway4.8 km W
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Colmanstown Village, County Galway4.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Knockroe Mountain, County Galway4.5 km W
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Carbally Castle Historic site, County Galway3.3 km SE
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Cahermore Mountain, County Galway9 km SW
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Lough Tee Lake, County Galway7 km SE
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Lough Nahinch Lake, County Galway8.6 km E
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Knockdos Mountain, County Galway15 km W
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Brook Lodge Historic site, County Galway8.3 km W
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Athenry Castle Historic site, County Galway14 km S
Sources & licences
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