- Elevation
- 64 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport19 km
- KIR Kerry Airport76 km
About Balleen Lough
Balleen Lough is a lake. Location: County Clare, Munster. Elevation: 64 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Kilmaley River and Gortagannis Lough.
Climate of Balleen Lough
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- December (127 mm)
- Driest month
- April (66 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 91 | 89 | 66 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 94 | 106 | 118 | 125 | 127 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Balleen Lough
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 39 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 19 kmsoutheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 76 kmsouth
- Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 118 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 39 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 112 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 201 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 290 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 379 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Balleen Lough
Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 758 natural sites, 930 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km156 places
- Inishmacowney Island 16 kmS
- Inishloe Island 18 kmSE
- Deenish Island Island 16 kmSE
- Coney Island Island 15 kmSE
25–60 km567 places
- Inisheer Island 37 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 26 kmW
- Bush Island Island 28 kmSE
- Scattery Island Island 35 kmSW
60–100 km1,137 places
- Gorumna Island Island 61 kmNW
- Banna Strand Beach 72 kmSW
- Inch beach Beach 96 kmSW
- White Strand Beach 93 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kilmaley Village, County Clare1.2 km NE
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Balleen Bridge Village, County Clare1.4 km SW
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Aughaglanna Bridge Village, County Clare2.4 km W
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Inagh Village, County Clare6.7 km NW
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Connolly Village, County Clare4.1 km W
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Ennis City, County Clare10 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kilmaley River River, County Clare0.2 km S
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Gortagannis Lough Lake, County Clare2.7 km E
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Lough Burke Lake, County Clare3 km N
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Ben Dash Mountain, County Clare4.8 km SW
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Lough Aconnaun Lake, County Clare4.2 km N
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Islandgar Lough Lake, County Clare4.2 km NE
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Ballymacooda Lough Lake, County Clare4.3 km SE
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Bougha Fort Historic site, County Clare3.7 km NW
Sources & licences
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