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O’Briens Big Lough

Located in County Clare, Munster Coordinates: 52°53′19″ N 8°52′43″ W

Map showing the location of O’Briens Big Lough O’Briens Big Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
40 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilvoydan
2.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport21 km
KIR Kerry Airport90 km

About O’Briens Big Lough

O’Briens Big Lough is a lake. Location: County Clare, Munster. Elevation: 40 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Derrymore Lough and Holaun Lough.

Climate of O’Briens Big 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
November (130 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 O’Briens Big Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)126979370728081104111126130130

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

How to get to O’Briens Big Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 21 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 30 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 21 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 90 kmsouthwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 114 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 30 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 114 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 183 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 272 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 365 kmeast

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

Day trips from O’Briens Big Lough

Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 693 natural sites, 848 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km192 places

  • Bush Island Island 24 kmS
  • Deenish Island Island 20 kmS
  • Coney Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Battle Island Island 25 kmS

25–60 km527 places

  • Inisheer Island 47 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 44 kmW
  • Scattery Island Island 53 kmSW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 28 kmSE

60–100 km994 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 68 kmNW
  • Banna Strand Beach 89 kmSW
  • Great Samphire Island Island 96 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 84 kmNW

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