Town

Loughrea

Local name: Baile Locha Riach

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°11′49″ N 8°34′01″ W

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Population: 5,556; 5.6K
Elevation: 84 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SNN Shannon Airport60 km; NOC Ireland West Airport Knock81 km

About Loughrea

Loughrea is a town. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 5,556. Elevation: 84 m.

From Wikipedia

Loughrea ( lokh-RAY; Irish: Baile Locha Riach, meaning 'town of the grey/speckled lake'), is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains and Lough Rea, the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the urban skyline. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. The town increased in population in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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At a glance

Area: 4.2 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Loughrea

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Climate of Loughrea

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (115 mm)
Driest month: April (67 mm)

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15° 7°

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Jan

105

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

102

Sep

106

Oct

113

Nov

115

Dec

109

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 Loughrea
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	15°	17°	19°	19°	17°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	9°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	105	77	77	67	77	78	77	102	106	113	115	109

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loughrea

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 60 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 59 km to the south.

Airports

Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 60 kmsouthwest
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 81 kmnorth
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 130 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 59 kmsouth
Cork Population: 224K 145 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 155 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 233 kmnortheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 360 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loughrea

Within 100 km: 228 historic and cultural sites, 627 natural sites, 1,104 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

Lough Rea Lake 1 kmSW
Lough Graney Lake 25 kmS
Lough Cutra Lake 23 kmSW
Coole Lough Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km571 places

Bush Island Island 60 kmS
Saint Thomas Island Island 57 kmS
Mutton Island Island 33 kmW
Long Island Island 48 kmNE

60–100 km1,327 places

Gorumna Island Island 75 kmW
Inisheer Island 66 kmW
Inishlyre Island 100 kmNW
White Strand Beach 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Lough Rea Lake, County Galway
1.4 km SW
Knockauncoura Mountain, County Galway
2.5 km W
Brick Lough Lake, County Galway
3.1 km SE
Knockatee Mountain, County Galway
4.2 km SW
Riverview Castle Historic site, County Galway
7.5 km NW
Taragh Castle Historic site, County Galway
12 km N
Athenry Castle Historic site, County Galway
16 km NW
Deerpark Wood Natural site, County Galway
8.3 km SE