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Shannaghree Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°24′08″ N 9°20′33″ W

Map showing the location of Shannaghree Lough Shannaghree Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
89 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oughterard
1.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock66 km
SNN Shannon Airport83 km

About Shannaghree Lough

Shannaghree Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 89 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (66 km). Nearby sights include Cockernarusheeny and Derradda.

Climate of Shannaghree Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (142 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Shannaghree Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1389310273847679102119138142141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shannaghree Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 66 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 95 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 66 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 83 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 136 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 95 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 177 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 206 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 261 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Shannaghree Lough

Within 100 km: 198 historic and cultural sites, 548 natural sites, 1,335 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

  • Inchiquin Island 9 kmNE
  • Hare Island Island 11 kmNW
  • Crow Island Island 22 kmW
  • Illaunmore Island 21 kmW

25–60 km796 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 27 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 40 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 50 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 48 kmW

60–100 km1,069 places

  • White Strand Beach 73 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 77 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 89 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 89 kmS

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