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Lough Sheedagh

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°19′25″ N 9°47′34″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Sheedagh Lough Sheedagh
Location in Ireland
Elevation
15 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ardmore
1.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport90 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock92 km

About Lough Sheedagh

Lough Sheedagh is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 15 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Lough Skannive and Lough Truskar.

Climate of Lough Sheedagh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (138 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 Sheedagh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13486926375727998118131138137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Sheedagh

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 90 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 107 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 90 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 92 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 128 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 107 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 182 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 236 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 291 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Sheedagh

Within 100 km: 144 historic and cultural sites, 464 natural sites, 1,101 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km290 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 10 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 22 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 9 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 4 kmSW

25–60 km460 places

  • Inisheer Island 35 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 56 kmN
  • Turbot Island Island 31 kmNW
  • Omey Island Island 34 kmNW

60–100 km959 places

  • White Strand Beach 66 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 76 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 98 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 81 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ardmore Village, County Galway
    1.8 km SE
  • Carna Village, County Galway
    2.5 km W
  • Loughamore Village, County Galway
    2.5 km E
  • Carna Village Village, County Galway
    2.8 km W
  • Kilkieran Village, County Galway
    3.8 km E
  • Moyrus Village, County Galway
    5.4 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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