- Elevation
- 79 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport59 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock82 km
About Lough Rea
Lough Rea is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 79 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Knockauncoura and Knockatee.
Climate of Lough Rea
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 115 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (115 mm)
- Driest month
- April (67 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° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 105 | 77 | 77 | 67 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 102 | 106 | 113 | 115 | 109 |
How to get to Lough Rea
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 59 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 58 km to the south.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 59 kmsouthwest
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 82 kmnorth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 129 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 58 kmsouth
- Cork Population: 224K 144 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 157 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 235 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 361 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Rea
Within 100 km: 226 historic and cultural sites, 632 natural sites, 1,088 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km64 places
- Lough Graney Lake 23 kmS
- Lough Cutra Lake 22 kmSW
- Coole Lough Lake 21 kmSW
- Lough Atorick Lake 19 kmS
25–60 km580 places
- Bush Island Island 59 kmS
- Saint Thomas Island Island 55 kmS
- Mutton Island Island 32 kmW
- Long Island Island 49 kmNE
60–100 km1,302 places
- Gorumna Island Island 74 kmW
- Inisheer Island 65 kmW
- Inishlyre Island 100 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 78 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Loughrea Town, County Galway1.4 km NE -
Killeenadeema East Village, County Galway3.2 km S
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Ballyeighter Village, County Galway4.7 km SE
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Kilchreest Village, County Galway4.8 km W
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Killilan Bridge Village, County Galway5 km NW
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Bushfield Village, County Galway5.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Knockauncoura Mountain, County Galway1.4 km W
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Knockatee Mountain, County Galway2.8 km SW
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Brick Lough Lake, County Galway3.1 km SE
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Deerpark Wood Natural site, County Galway8.3 km SE
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Cashlaundrumlahan Mountain, County Galway11 km S
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Pollduff Mountain, County Galway14 km S
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Knocknamona Mountain, County Galway13 km S
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Riverview Castle Historic site, County Galway7.4 km NW
Sources & licences
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