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Loughkip River

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°19′26″ N 9°10′18″ W

Map showing the location of Loughkip River Loughkip River
Location in Ireland
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moycullen
1.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock69 km
SNN Shannon Airport71 km

About Loughkip River

Loughkip River is a river. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (69 km). Nearby sights include Ballycuirke Lough and Clydagh Bridge.

Climate of Loughkip River

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Loughkip River
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12688926980757798114130134131

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

How to get to Loughkip River

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 82 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 69 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 71 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 129 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 166 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 195 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 256 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loughkip River

Within 100 km: 206 historic and cultural sites, 581 natural sites, 1,316 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km172 places

  • Mutton Island Island 11 kmSE
  • Deer Island Island 17 kmSE
  • Inchiquin Island 17 kmN
  • Hare Island Island 25 kmNW

25–60 km665 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 34 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 38 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 50 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 45 kmW

60–100 km1,266 places

  • Inishlyre Island 63 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 67 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 91 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 61 kmW

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