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Shandangan Lough

Located in County Clare, Munster Coordinates: 52°58′00″ N 9°02′24″ W

Map showing the location of Shandangan Lough Shandangan Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Corrofin
2.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport30 km
KIR Kerry Airport93 km

About Shandangan Lough

Shandangan Lough is a lake. Location: County Clare, Munster. Elevation: 25 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Lough Cullaun and Lough Atedaun.

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 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 Shandangan Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°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)123939269757980100114126130131

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

How to get to Shandangan Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 30 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 44 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 30 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 93 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 106 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 44 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 125 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 191 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 274 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 379 kmeast

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

Day trips from Shandangan Lough

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 663 natural sites, 958 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km167 places

  • Deer Island Island 24 kmN
  • Horse Island Island 25 kmS
  • Scanlan’s Island Island 20 kmN
  • Dromore Lough Lake 7 kmSE

25–60 km596 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 54 kmNW
  • Inisheer Island 34 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 39 kmSW
  • Bush Island Island 36 kmSE

60–100 km1,042 places

  • Banna Strand Beach 88 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 87 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 95 kmNW
  • The Seven Hogs Island 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Corrofin Village, County Clare
    2.6 km SW
  • Killinaboy Village, County Clare
    2.8 km W
  • Killeen Village, County Clare
    1.7 km W
  • Rinnamona Village, County Clare
    2.5 km N
  • Aglish Village, County Clare
    3.2 km NE
  • Leana Village, County Clare
    3.8 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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