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Lough Skannive

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°19′51″ N 9°47′14″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Skannive Lough Skannive
Location in Ireland
Elevation
28 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Loughamore
1.9 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport91 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock91 km

About Lough Skannive

Lough Skannive is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 28 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Lough Sheedagh and Lough Ierin.

Climate of Lough Skannive

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 Skannive
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°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 Skannive

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 91 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 108 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 91 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 91 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 129 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 108 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 183 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 236 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 290 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Skannive

Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 463 natural sites, 1,104 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km294 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 11 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 22 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 9 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 5 kmSW

25–60 km463 places

  • Inisheer Island 35 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 55 kmN
  • Turbot Island Island 31 kmNW
  • Omey Island Island 34 kmNW

60–100 km955 places

  • White Strand Beach 67 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 75 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 99 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 82 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Loughamore Village, County Galway
    1.9 km E
  • Ardmore Village, County Galway
    2.1 km SE
  • Carna Village, County Galway
    2.7 km W
  • Kilkieran Village, County Galway
    3.5 km E
  • Carna Village Village, County Galway
    3.3 km W
  • Glinsk Village, County Galway
    5.3 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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