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Lough Nahoga

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°15′54″ N 9°30′14″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Nahoga Lough Nahoga
Location in Ireland
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Derroogh
1.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport74 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock85 km

About Lough Nahoga

Lough Nahoga is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 34 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Curranavilla and Loughaunevneen.

Climate of Lough Nahoga

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
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 Nahoga
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12884896376717795116128135133

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Nahoga

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 74 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 89 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 74 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 85 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 121 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 89 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 167 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 217 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 278 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Nahoga

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 515 natural sites, 1,185 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km241 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 12 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 23 kmS
  • Mweenish Island Island 23 kmW
  • Inishmore Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km577 places

  • White Strand Beach 57 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 42 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 50 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 28 kmW

60–100 km1,068 places

  • Inishlyre Island 62 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 87 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 81 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 73 kmS

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