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Lough Inagh

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°30′55″ N 9°44′35″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Inagh Lough Inagh
Location in Ireland
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Recess
5.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock75 km
SNN Shannon Airport106 km

About Lough Inagh

Lough Inagh is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 17 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (75 km). Nearby sights include Derryclare and Letterbrickaun.

Climate of Lough Inagh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (162 mm)
Driest month
April (82 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 Inagh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)16210612282948691115137158161159

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Inagh

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 75 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 121 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 75 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 106 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 149 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 121 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 199 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 233 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 277 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Inagh

Within 100 km: 153 historic and cultural sites, 473 natural sites, 1,109 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km308 places

  • White Strand Beach 23 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 24 kmS
  • Hare Island Island 21 kmE
  • Crump Island Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km703 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 29 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 53 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 34 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 56 kmN

60–100 km724 places

  • White Strand Beach 86 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 91 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 80 kmS
  • Kid Island Island 91 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Recess Village, County Galway
    5.4 km S
  • Leenane Village, County Galway
    9.5 km N
  • Letterfrack Village, County Galway
    14 km W
  • Derraheeda Village, County Galway
    9.3 km N
  • Cur Village, County Galway
    9.5 km E
  • Letterbrickaun Neighbourhood, County Galway
    9.7 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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