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Grantstown Lough

Located in County Laois, Leinster Coordinates: 52°52′17″ N 7°30′09″ W

Map showing the location of Grantstown Lough Grantstown Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
100 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Clogh
1.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport98 km
DUB Dublin Airport104 km

About Grantstown Lough

Grantstown Lough is a lake. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Elevation: 100 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Shean Hill and Rockheel Hill.

Climate of Grantstown Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (116 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Grantstown Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°20°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1149388687272729993116112116

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Grantstown Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 98 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 79 km to the west.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 98 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 104 kmnortheast
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 133 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 79 kmwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 98 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 127 kmsouthwest
  • Belfast Population: 348K 218 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 280 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Grantstown Lough

Within 100 km: 364 historic and cultural sites, 811 natural sites, 630 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Butler’s Lough Lake 18 kmNW
  • Black Lough Lake 18 kmNW
  • Forked Lough Lake 17 kmNW
  • Conlawn Hill Mountain 21 kmN

25–60 km457 places

  • Illaunmore Island 55 kmW
  • Corrikeen Islands Island 54 kmW
  • Inishdala Islands Island 57 kmW
  • Goat Island Island 55 kmW

60–100 km1,277 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 82 kmE
  • Curracloe Beach Beach 94 kmSE
  • Bush Island Island 90 kmW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 78 kmW

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