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Lough Cullin

Located in County Kilkenny, Leinster Coordinates: 52°18′44″ N 7°05′50″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Cullin Lough Cullin
Location in Ireland
Elevation
14 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Slieverue
3.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ORK Cork International Airport109 km
SNN Shannon Airport131 km

About Lough Cullin

Lough Cullin is a lake. Location: County Kilkenny, Leinster. Elevation: 14 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (109 km). Nearby sights include Tory Hill and Johns River.

Climate of Lough Cullin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 96 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (109 mm)
Driest month
July (54 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 Lough Cullin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°11°13°16°18°20°20°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)109867358645654757710096107

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

How to get to Lough Cullin

The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (ORK), 109 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cork, 105 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 109 kmsouthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 131 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Cork Population: 224K 105 kmsouthwest
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 111 kmwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 127 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 230 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 266 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Lough Cullin

Within 100 km: 214 historic and cultural sites, 639 natural sites, 302 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km120 places

  • Sheep Island Island 22 kmS
  • Ballin Lough Lake 22 kmSW
  • Knockaderry Reservoir Lake 17 kmSW
  • Ballyscanlan Lough Lake 17 kmSW

25–60 km317 places

  • Curracloe Beach Beach 51 kmE
  • Saltee Islands Island 40 kmSE
  • Lady’s Island Island 51 kmE
  • Keeragh Islands Island 28 kmSE

60–100 km718 places

  • Rocky Island Island 98 kmSW
  • Ringaskiddy Island Island 99 kmSW
  • Little Island Island 99 kmSW
  • Haulbowline Island Island 98 kmSW

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