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Tullaghnafrankagh Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°11′05″ N 8°50′52″ W

Map showing the location of Tullaghnafrankagh Lough Tullaghnafrankagh Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
21 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilcolgan
2.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport54 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock81 km

About Tullaghnafrankagh Lough

Tullaghnafrankagh Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 21 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Lough Fingall and Dunkellin River.

Climate of Tullaghnafrankagh Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (119 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Tullaghnafrankagh Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11183796471767497101117119111

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

How to get to Tullaghnafrankagh Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 54 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 60 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 54 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 81 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 121 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 60 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 145 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 174 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 248 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 376 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Tullaghnafrankagh Lough

Within 100 km: 223 historic and cultural sites, 619 natural sites, 1,195 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km128 places

  • Mutton Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Deer Island Island 15 kmW
  • Hare Island Island 14 kmNW
  • Eddy Island Island 9 kmW

25–60 km602 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 56 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 48 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 57 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 57 kmS

60–100 km1,307 places

  • Inishlyre Island 88 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 65 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 86 kmW
  • Turbot Island Island 94 kmNW

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