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Islandgar Lough

Located in County Clare, Munster Coordinates: 52°51′13″ N 9°05′46″ W

Map showing the location of Islandgar Lough Islandgar Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
69 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilmaley
3.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport20 km
KIR Kerry Airport80 km

About Islandgar Lough

Islandgar Lough is a lake. Location: County Clare, Munster. Elevation: 69 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Gortagannis Lough and Lough Burke.

Climate of Islandgar Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 130 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (131 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Islandgar 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)123939269757980100114126130131

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

How to get to Islandgar Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 38 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 20 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 80 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 119 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 38 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 115 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 198 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 285 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 378 kmeast

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

Day trips from Islandgar Lough

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 722 natural sites, 897 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km168 places

  • Inishmacowney Island 19 kmS
  • Inishloe Island 20 kmS
  • Deenish Island Island 18 kmSE
  • Coney Island Island 17 kmS

25–60 km579 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 60 kmNW
  • Inisheer Island 37 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 29 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 28 kmSE

60–100 km1,049 places

  • Banna Strand Beach 76 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 92 kmNW
  • The Seven Hogs Island 87 kmSW
  • Great Samphire Island Island 83 kmSW

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