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Lough Vauracruffaun

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°18′15″ N 9°32′12″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Vauracruffaun Lough Vauracruffaun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
20 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Costelloe
1.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport79 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock83 km

About Lough Vauracruffaun

Lough Vauracruffaun is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 20 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Lough Nawnaghaneekyne and Lough Carrafinla.

Climate of Lough Vauracruffaun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
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 Vauracruffaun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)12884896376717795116128135133

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Lough Vauracruffaun

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 79 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 94 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 79 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 83 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 125 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 172 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 219 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 277 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Vauracruffaun

Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 508 natural sites, 1,196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km264 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 11 kmSW
  • Mweenish Island Island 21 kmW
  • Inishmore Island 23 kmSW
  • Inishman Island 24 kmS

25–60 km576 places

  • Inisheer Island 27 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 58 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 38 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 46 kmNW

60–100 km1,046 places

  • White Strand Beach 61 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 82 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 86 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 77 kmS

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