- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport47 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock89 km
About Lough Coy
Lough Coy is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 17 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Coole Park and Coole Lough.
Climate of Lough Coy
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- April (73 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° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 95 | 93 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 85 | 111 | 116 | 130 | 134 | 131 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Lough Coy
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 51 km to the south.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 47 kmsouth
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 89 kmnorth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 116 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 51 kmsouth
- Cork Population: 224K 137 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 170 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 249 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 368 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Coy
Within 100 km: 222 historic and cultural sites, 641 natural sites, 1,043 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km128 places
- Deer Island Island 22 kmW
- Hare Island Island 24 kmNW
- Eddy Island Island 17 kmNW
- Scanlan’s Island Island 24 kmW
25–60 km582 places
- Inisheer Island 52 kmW
- Bush Island Island 49 kmS
- Saint Thomas Island Island 48 kmS
- Mutton Island Island 25 kmNW
60–100 km1,196 places
- Gorumna Island Island 63 kmW
- Inishlyre Island 98 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 64 kmSW
- White Strand Beach 94 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Skehanagh Village, County Galway0.8 km NW
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Peterswell Village, County Galway1.4 km E
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Ardrahan Village, County Galway5.7 km NW -
Gort Village, County Galway6.5 km SW -
Ballaba Village, County Galway2.9 km SW
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Ballyloughaun Village, County Galway3 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Coole Park Natural site, County Galway5.6 km SW
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Coole Lough Lake, County Galway6.5 km SW
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Divney’s Lough Lake, County Galway6.8 km SE
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Garryland Wood Natural site, County Galway7.9 km SW
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Cashlaundrumlahan Mountain, County Galway9.9 km E
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Pollduff Mountain, County Galway10 km SE
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Caherglassaun Lough Lake, County Galway7.6 km W
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Lough Cutra Lake, County Galway8.9 km S
Sources & licences
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