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Owengarve Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°26′00″ N 9°42′00″ W

Map showing the location of Owengarve Lough Owengarve Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
39 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Recess
4.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock79 km
SNN Shannon Airport97 km

About Owengarve Lough

Owengarve Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 39 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (79 km). Nearby sights include Creggaun and Lissoughter.

Climate of Owengarve Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (142 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 Owengarve Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1419010169827782103123138142141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Owengarve Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 79 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 112 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 79 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 97 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 140 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 112 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 190 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 230 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 279 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Owengarve Lough

Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 489 natural sites, 1,156 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km348 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 19 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 24 kmW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Mweenish Island Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km584 places

  • Inisheer Island 43 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 43 kmN
  • Turbot Island Island 31 kmW
  • Omey Island Island 33 kmW

60–100 km867 places

  • White Strand Beach 77 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 65 kmN
  • Scattery Island Island 92 kmS
  • Mutton Island Island 70 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Recess Village, County Galway
    4.3 km NW
  • Derryrush Village, County Galway
    5.3 km SE
  • Gowla Village, County Galway
    6.6 km SW
  • Cashel Village, County Galway
    6.9 km W
  • Gortmore Village, County Galway
    7.3 km SE
  • Flannery Bridge Village, County Galway
    8.2 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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