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Lough Cutra

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°02′08″ N 8°46′54″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Cutra Lough Cutra
Location in Ireland
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gort
4.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport38 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock97 km

About Lough Cutra

Lough Cutra is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 32 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Owendalulleegh River and Ballynakill Lough.

Climate of Lough Cutra

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Lough Cutra
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)127959373798685111116130134131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Lough Cutra

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 43 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 38 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 97 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 108 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 43 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 128 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 173 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 256 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 365 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Lough Cutra

Within 100 km: 208 historic and cultural sites, 664 natural sites, 948 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km150 places

  • Eddy Island Island 22 kmNW
  • Mweenish Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Rabbit Island Island 24 kmSE
  • Dromore Lough Lake 18 kmSW

25–60 km569 places

  • Inisheer Island 50 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 57 kmSW
  • Bush Island Island 40 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 40 kmS

60–100 km1,101 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 65 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 97 kmNW
  • Scattery Island Island 69 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 82 kmW

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