- Elevation
- 95 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport90 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock90 km
About Lough Ierin
Lough Ierin is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 95 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Lough Skannive and Lough Sheedagh.
Photos of Lough Ierin
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Inishbarra OJDingo33 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Knockmorden Jonathan Wilkins · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Lough Ierin
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (138 mm)
- Driest month
- April (63 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° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 86 | 92 | 63 | 75 | 72 | 79 | 98 | 118 | 131 | 138 | 137 |
How to get to Lough Ierin
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 90 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 107 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 90 kmsoutheast
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 90 kmnortheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 129 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 107 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 182 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 235 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 289 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Ierin
Within 100 km: 148 historic and cultural sites, 471 natural sites, 1,109 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km300 places
- Gorumna Island Island 10 kmSE
- White Strand Beach 23 kmNW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 10 kmW
- Mweenish Island Island 6 kmSW
25–60 km463 places
- Inisheer Island 34 kmSE
- Inishlyre Island 55 kmN
- Turbot Island Island 32 kmNW
- Omey Island Island 35 kmNW
60–100 km965 places
- White Strand Beach 67 kmS
- Dooniver Strand Beach 76 kmN
- Bush Island Island 98 kmSE
- Scattery Island Island 82 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Loughamore Village, County Galway0.9 km E
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Ardmore Village, County Galway1.6 km S
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Kilkieran Village, County Galway2.4 km E -
Carna Village, County Galway3.8 km W
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Carna Village Village, County Galway4.3 km W
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Kylesa Village, County Galway5 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lough Skannive Lake, County Galway1.1 km W
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Lough Sheedagh Lake, County Galway1.6 km SW
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Lough Truskar Lake, County Galway1.7 km SW
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Lough Pibrum Lake, County Galway2 km N
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Glennaun Lough Lake, County Galway2.7 km N
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Glenaruidmore Lough Lake, County Galway2.7 km NE
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Lough Keamnacally Lake, County Galway3.1 km W
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Kilkieran Bay Natural site, County Galway3.4 km SE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Ireland
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Inishbarra Island, County Galway6.5 km SE
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Dinish Island, County Galway7 km S
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Inishtravin Island, County Galway6.3 km E
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Illauneeragh Island, County Galway5.4 km SE
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Finish Island Island, County Galway4.6 km SW
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Dooletter Lough Lake, County Galway4 km NW
Sources & licences
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