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Gortglass Lough

Located in County Clare, Munster Coordinates: 52°41′04″ N 9°09′04″ W

Map showing the location of Gortglass Lough Gortglass Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Killadysert
3.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport15 km
KIR Kerry Airport61 km

About Gortglass Lough

Gortglass 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 (15 km). Nearby sights include Cloonsnagnta Lough and Inishcorker.

Climate of Gortglass Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Gortglass Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)11991896671737594106118125127

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

How to get to Gortglass Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 15 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 36 km to the east.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 15 kmeast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 61 kmsouthwest
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 36 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 208 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 301 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 375 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gortglass Lough

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 865 natural sites, 948 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km129 places

  • White Strand Beach 25 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 24 kmE
  • Inishmacowney Island 7 kmE
  • Inishloe Island 9 kmE

25–60 km527 places

  • Inisheer Island 49 kmNW
  • Scattery Island Island 26 kmW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 36 kmE
  • Mutton Island Island 29 kmNW

60–100 km1,338 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 73 kmNW
  • Banna Strand Beach 60 kmSW
  • Inch beach Beach 83 kmSW
  • Rossbeigh Strand Beach 89 kmSW

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