- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport37 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock98 km
About Castle Lough
Castle Lough is a lake. Location: County Clare, Munster. Elevation: 21 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Mullagh More and Knockanes.
Climate of Castle Lough
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (127 mm)
- Driest month
- April (67 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° | 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) | 120 | 91 | 87 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 103 | 109 | 124 | 127 | 123 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Castle Lough
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 37 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 47 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 37 kmsouth
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 98 kmnorth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 102 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 47 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 131 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 185 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 266 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 377 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castle Lough
Within 100 km: 209 historic and cultural sites, 655 natural sites, 1,018 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km161 places
- Deer Island Island 18 kmN
- Eddy Island Island 18 kmN
- Scanlan’s Island Island 16 kmNW
- Mweenish Island Island 20 kmN
25–60 km605 places
- Gorumna Island Island 54 kmNW
- Inisheer Island 37 kmW
- White Strand Beach 47 kmSW
- Bush Island Island 41 kmS
60–100 km1,116 places
- Inishlyre Island 98 kmNW
- Banna Strand Beach 97 kmSW
- White Strand Beach 86 kmNW
- Turbot Island Island 94 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mullagh More Mountain, County Clare3.2 km SW -
Knockanes Mountain, County Clare2.2 km SW
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Travaun Lough Lake, County Clare1.9 km SE
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Bouleevin Mountain, County Clare3.8 km N
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Lough Bunny Lake, County Clare3.4 km SE
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Glasgeivnagh Hill Mountain, County Clare5.1 km SW
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Doomore Mountain, County Clare5.1 km NW
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Coolreash Lough Lake, County Clare4 km SW
Sources & licences
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