Ross Lake, County Galway — Map and nearby sights

About Ross Lake

Ross Lake is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 4 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (65 km). Nearby sights include Oghery Castle and Newtown Hill.

Climate of Ross Lake

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (127 mm)
Driest month: April (64 mm)

9° 3°

10° 4°

12° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

19° 12°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

121

Feb

83

Mar

88

Apr

64

May

76

Jun

69

Jul

70

Aug

93

Sep

106

Oct

124

Nov

127

Dec

124

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 Ross Lake
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	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)	121	83	88	64	76	69	70	93	106	124	127	124

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

How to get to Ross Lake

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 65 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 88 km to the southeast.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 65 kmnortheast
Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 77 kmsouth
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 134 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 88 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 172 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 197 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 255 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ross Lake

Within 100 km: 206 historic and cultural sites, 564 natural sites, 1,346 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km165 places

Mutton Island Island 17 kmSE
Deer Island Island 23 kmSE
Inchiquin Island 11 kmN
Hare Island Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km757 places

Gorumna Island Island 33 kmW
Inisheer Island 41 kmSW
Inishlyre Island 57 kmNW
White Strand Beach 57 kmW

60–100 km1,194 places

White Strand Beach 72 kmS
Dooniver Strand Beach 85 kmNW
Bush Island Island 83 kmS
Turbot Island Island 64 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Rosscahill Village, County Galway
2.6 km NW
Coolagh Village, County Galway
0.7 km SW
Killannin Village, County Galway
0.8 km N
Knockaunranny Village, County Galway
1.4 km SW
Moyascragh Village, County Galway
1.4 km NE
Moycullen Village, County Galway
4.6 km SE

Ross Lake

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Oghery Castle Historic site, County Galway
0.2 km SE
Newtown Hill Mountain, County Galway
3 km S
Lough Naneerin Lake, County Galway
3.6 km NW
Gortachalla Lough Lake, County Galway
3.7 km E
Lough Atavamore Lake, County Galway
4.3 km S
Buffy Lough Lake, County Galway
6.1 km W
Loughkip River River, County Galway
6.3 km SE
Ballycuirke Lough Lake, County Galway
6.4 km SE