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Lough Bollard

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°25′00″ N 9°58′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Bollard Lough Bollard
Location in Ireland
Elevation
20 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Roundstone
3.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock94 km
SNN Shannon Airport106 km

About Lough Bollard

Lough Bollard is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 20 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (94 km). Nearby sights include Lough Nalawney and Lough Nasoodery.

Climate of Lough Bollard

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
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (141 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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 Bollard
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)141879965787582102121135138139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Bollard

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 94 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 123 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 94 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 106 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 141 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 123 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 197 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 248 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 296 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Bollard

Within 100 km: 125 historic and cultural sites, 436 natural sites, 1,028 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km274 places

  • White Strand Beach 7 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 15 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 13 kmS
  • Omey Island Island 18 kmNW

25–60 km466 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 26 kmSE
  • Inisheer Island 50 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 49 kmNE
  • Island More Island 50 kmNE

60–100 km849 places

  • White Strand Beach 80 kmSE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 65 kmN
  • Scattery Island Island 94 kmS
  • Mutton Island Island 63 kmE

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