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Shandangan Lough

Located in County Clare, Munster Coordinates: 52°47′46″ N 8°46′38″ W

Map showing the location of Shandangan Lough Shandangan Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilmurry
2.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport14 km
KIR Kerry Airport85 km

About Shandangan Lough

Shandangan Lough is a lake. Location: County Clare, Munster. Elevation: 29 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Rathluby Lough and Knockacunog Lough.

Climate of Shandangan 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 Shandangan 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 Shandangan Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 14 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 18 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 14 kmsouthwest
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 85 kmsouthwest
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 18 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 102 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 180 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 275 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 355 kmeast

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

Day trips from Shandangan Lough

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 708 natural sites, 868 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km200 places

  • Bush Island Island 13 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 16 kmSE
  • Inishmacowney Island 22 kmSW
  • Inishloe Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km504 places

  • Inisheer Island 58 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 49 kmW
  • Scattery Island Island 54 kmW
  • Mutton Island Island 54 kmN

60–100 km1,065 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 80 kmNW
  • Banna Strand Beach 88 kmSW
  • Great Samphire Island Island 94 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 95 kmNW

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