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Lough Illauntrasna

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°16′18″ N 9°39′55″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Illauntrasna Lough Illauntrasna
Location in Ireland
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Terranea
0.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport81 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock91 km

About Lough Illauntrasna

Lough Illauntrasna is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 9 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Glentrasna and Gorumna Island.

Climate of Lough Illauntrasna

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (135 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).

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Climate of Lough Illauntrasna
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)12884896376717795116128135133

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

How to get to Lough Illauntrasna

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 81 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 97 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 81 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 91 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 122 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 97 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 173 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 228 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 286 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Illauntrasna

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 487 natural sites, 1,133 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km243 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 1 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 17 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 13 kmW
  • Inishmore Island 16 kmS

25–60 km542 places

  • Inisheer Island 26 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 59 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 33 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km1,000 places

  • Inishlyre Island 61 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 83 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 88 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 74 kmS

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