- Elevation
- 18 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport54 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock81 km
About Lough Fingall
Lough Fingall is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 18 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Tullaghnafrankagh Lough and Mweenisharan.
Photos of Lough Fingall
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Dunguaire Castle Boomur · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Lough Fingall
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 119 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (119 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).
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| 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) | 111 | 83 | 79 | 64 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 97 | 101 | 117 | 119 | 111 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Lough Fingall
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 54 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 60 km to the south.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 54 kmsouth
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 81 kmnorth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 120 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 60 kmsouth
- Cork Population: 224K 145 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 176 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 250 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 378 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Fingall
Within 100 km: 225 historic and cultural sites, 620 natural sites, 1,195 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km133 places
- Mutton Island Island 15 kmNW
- Deer Island Island 13 kmW
- Hare Island Island 13 kmNW
- Eddy Island Island 7 kmW
25–60 km593 places
- Gorumna Island Island 55 kmW
- Inisheer Island 46 kmW
- Bush Island Island 56 kmS
- Saint Thomas Island Island 57 kmS
60–100 km1,314 places
- Inishlyre Island 88 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 64 kmSW
- White Strand Beach 85 kmW
- Turbot Island Island 92 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballinderreen Village, County Galway2.4 km W -
Kilcolgan Village, County Galway2.7 km N
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Caherpeak Village, County Galway1.7 km NE
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Kiltiernan Village, County Galway1.9 km E
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Ardrahan Village, County Galway5.1 km SE -
Newtown Village, County Galway2.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tullaghnafrankagh Lough Lake, County Galway1.6 km E
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Mweenisharan Island, County Galway5 km NW
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Dunbulcaun Bay Natural site, County Galway4.6 km NW
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Dunkellin River River, County Galway3.5 km N
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Dunguaire Castle Historic site, County Galway5.8 km SW
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Kinvarra Bay Natural site, County Galway6.1 km W
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Kilcolgan River River, County Galway4.9 km NW
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Clarinbridge River River, County Galway5 km N
Sources & licences
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