- Elevation
- 66 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock61 km
- SNN Shannon Airport107 km
About Lough Nafooey
Lough Nafooey is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 66 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (61 km). Nearby sights include Benwee and An Binn Bheag.
Photos of Lough Nafooey
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Devilsmother Keith Salvesen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Lough Nafooey
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 161 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (161 mm)
- Driest month
- April (83 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° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 106 | 121 | 83 | 93 | 85 | 89 | 113 | 134 | 157 | 161 | 159 |
How to get to Lough Nafooey
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 61 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 120 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 61 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 107 kmsoutheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 156 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 120 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 201 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 221 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 263 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Nafooey
Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 497 natural sites, 1,196 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km228 places
- Inchiquin Island 24 kmSE
- Hare Island Island 14 kmSE
- Green Islands Island 24 kmN
- Roeillan Island 23 kmN
25–60 km928 places
- Gorumna Island Island 37 kmS
- Inisheer Island 59 kmS
- Inishlyre Island 27 kmN
- Dooniver Strand Beach 53 kmNW
60–100 km714 places
- White Strand Beach 92 kmS
- Strandhill Beach Beach 98 kmNE
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 93 kmNE
- Pig Island Island 84 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Benwee Mountain, County Galway2.2 km W
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An Binn Bheag Mountain, County Galway3.5 km SW
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Knocknafaughy Mountain, County Galway3.7 km W
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Maumtrasna Mountain, County Mayo3.6 km N
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Devilsmother Mountain, County Galway6.2 km W
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Binn Ui Chuinneain Mountain, County Galway4.4 km SW
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Log na Brice (mullach thoir thuaidh) Mountain, County Galway5.3 km S
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Binn Ui Chuinneain (mullach theas) Mountain, County Galway4.6 km SW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Ireland
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Bealanabrack River River, County Galway9.3 km S
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Inchagoill Island, County Galway19 km SE -
Coolin Lough Lake, County Galway10 km SE
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Inishdoorus Island, County Galway16 km SE
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Hare Island Island, County Galway14 km SE
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Inishmicatreer Island, County Galway22 km SE
Sources & licences
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