- Elevation
- 26 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport90 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock92 km
About Lough Truskar
Lough Truskar is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 26 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Lough Sheedagh and Lough Skannive.
Photos of Lough Truskar
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Inishbarra OJDingo33 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Lough Truskar
Best months for sightseeingBest 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 134 | 86 | 92 | 63 | 75 | 72 | 79 | 98 | 118 | 131 | 138 | 137 |
How to get to Lough Truskar
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 181 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 Truskar
Within 100 km: 147 historic and cultural sites, 469 natural sites, 1,102 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km287 places
- Gorumna Island Island 9 kmSE
- White Strand Beach 23 kmNW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 9 kmW
- Mweenish Island Island 4 kmW
25–60 km458 places
- Inisheer Island 34 kmSE
- Inishlyre Island 56 kmN
- Turbot Island Island 32 kmNW
- Omey Island Island 35 kmNW
60–100 km973 places
- White Strand Beach 66 kmS
- Dooniver Strand Beach 77 kmN
- Bush Island Island 97 kmSE
- Scattery Island Island 80 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ardmore Village, County Galway1.1 km E
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Loughamore Village, County Galway2.5 km NE
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Kilkieran Village, County Galway3.5 km E -
Carna Village, County Galway3.2 km NW
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Carna Village Village, County Galway3.5 km W
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Moyrus Village, County Galway6.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lough Sheedagh Lake, County Galway0.9 km NW
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Lough Skannive Lake, County Galway1.6 km N
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Lough Ierin Lake, County Galway1.7 km NE
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Finish Island Island, County Galway3 km SW
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Mweenish Bay Natural site, County Galway2.8 km SW
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Lough Keamnacally Lake, County Galway3.1 km NW
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Kilkieran Bay Natural site, County Galway3.1 km SE
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Lough Pibrum Lake, County Galway3.3 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Ireland
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Inishbarra Island, County Galway6.2 km SE
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Dinish Island, County Galway5.9 km S
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Illauneeragh Island, County Galway4.8 km SE
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Mason Island Island, County Galway7 km W
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Birmore Island Island, County Galway4.3 km S
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Inishtravin Island, County Galway7.2 km E
Sources & licences
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