- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock77 km
- SNN Shannon Airport118 km
About Lough Muck
Lough Muck is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 42 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (77 km). Nearby sights include Benchoona and Garraun.
Photos of Lough Muck
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Doughruagh Dr Charles Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Garraun Joebater at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Altnagaighera Britishfinance · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Benchoona Britishfinance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Lough Muck
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (153 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 9° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 97 | 110 | 73 | 85 | 81 | 88 | 109 | 129 | 147 | 149 | 149 |
How to get to Lough Muck
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 77 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 133 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 77 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 118 kmsoutheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 159 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 133 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 211 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 241 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 280 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Muck
Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 453 natural sites, 1,056 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km264 places
- White Strand Beach 22 kmSW
- Turbot Island Island 22 kmSW
- Omey Island Island 22 kmW
- Inishturk Island 21 kmNW
25–60 km754 places
- Gorumna Island Island 39 kmS
- Inishlyre Island 28 kmNE
- Dooniver Strand Beach 45 kmN
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 33 kmS
60–100 km633 places
- Inisheer Island 64 kmS
- White Strand Beach 97 kmS
- Pig Island Island 82 kmN
- Mutton Island Island 65 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Salrock Village, County Galway0.3 km NE
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Letterettrin Neighbourhood, County Galway1.1 km E
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Foher Neighbourhood, County Galway1.3 km NE
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Derreennawinshin Village, County Mayo3 km NE
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Gowlaun Village, County Galway3.8 km W
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Derreennanalbanagh Village, County Mayo3.5 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Benchoona Mountain, County Galway1.4 km SW
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Garraun Mountain, County Galway1.6 km S
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Altnagaighera Mountain, County Galway2.6 km SW
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Binn Mhor Mountain, County Galway2.2 km E
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Garraun South Top Mountain, County Galway2.3 km SW
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Lough Fee Lake, County Galway2.1 km SE
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Doughruagh Mountain, County Galway3.9 km SW
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Killary Bay Little Natural site, County Galway2.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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