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Rathluby Lough

Located in County Clare, Munster Coordinates: 52°48′15″ N 8°47′06″ W

Map showing the location of Rathluby Lough Rathluby Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
31 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilkishen
2.7 km E
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 Airport86 km

About Rathluby Lough

Rathluby Lough is a lake. Location: County Clare, Munster. Elevation: 31 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Shandangan Lough and Gortnacorragh Lough.

Climate of Rathluby Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (143 mm)
Driest month
May (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 Rathluby Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°11°13°16°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1381069972698282106112133139143

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

How to get to Rathluby Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 15 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 19 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 15 kmsouthwest
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 86 kmsouthwest
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 109 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 19 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 103 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 180 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 275 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 356 kmeast

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

Day trips from Rathluby Lough

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 706 natural sites, 865 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km203 places

  • Bush Island Island 14 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 17 kmSE
  • Inishmacowney Island 22 kmSW
  • Inishloe Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km497 places

  • Inisheer Island 57 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 48 kmW
  • Scattery Island Island 54 kmSW
  • Mutton Island Island 53 kmN

60–100 km1,064 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 79 kmNW
  • Banna Strand Beach 88 kmSW
  • Great Samphire Island Island 94 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 94 kmNW

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