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Lough Cam

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°18′15″ N 9°16′23″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Cam Lough Cam
Location in Ireland
Elevation
100 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockatee
2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport71 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock74 km

About Lough Cam

Lough Cam is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 100 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Knocka Lough and Knock River.

Climate of Lough Cam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 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 Cam
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°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12688926980757798114130134131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Cam

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 71 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 83 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 71 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 74 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 126 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 83 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 166 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 202 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 263 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Cam

Within 100 km: 199 historic and cultural sites, 562 natural sites, 1,264 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • Mutton Island Island 16 kmE
  • Deer Island Island 19 kmSE
  • Inchiquin Island 18 kmN
  • Hare Island Island 23 kmNW

25–60 km642 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 27 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 32 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 55 kmW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 43 kmW

60–100 km1,185 places

  • Inishlyre Island 62 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 63 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 89 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 77 kmSE

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