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Cloggaghwood Loughs

Located in County Clare, Munster Coordinates: 52°58′13″ N 8°49′30″ W

Map showing the location of Cloggaghwood Loughs Cloggaghwood Loughs
Location in Ireland
Elevation
45 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballinruan
1.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport31 km
KIR Kerry Airport100 km

About Cloggaghwood Loughs

Cloggaghwood Loughs is a lake. Location: County Clare, Munster. Elevation: 45 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Derreen Lough and Doon Lough.

Climate of Cloggaghwood Loughs

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (159 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Cloggaghwood Loughs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°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)15411611383829494123131151157159

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cloggaghwood Loughs

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 31 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 37 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 31 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 100 kmsouthwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 105 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 37 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 122 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 177 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 263 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 365 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cloggaghwood Loughs

Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 672 natural sites, 904 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km171 places

  • Rabbit Island Island 24 kmE
  • Dromore Lough Lake 11 kmSW
  • Rosroe Lough Lake 22 kmS
  • Lough O’Grady Lake 19 kmSE

25–60 km547 places

  • Inisheer Island 48 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 51 kmSW
  • Bush Island Island 33 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 34 kmSE

60–100 km1,050 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 66 kmNW
  • Banna Strand Beach 98 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 98 kmNW
  • Scattery Island Island 62 kmSW

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