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Lough Gal

Located in County Kerry, Munster Coordinates: 52°11′28″ N 10°13′45″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Gal Lough Gal
Location in Ireland
Elevation
107 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dingle
6.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
KIR Kerry Airport48 km
SNN Shannon Airport105 km

About Lough Gal

Lough Gal is a lake. Location: County Kerry, Munster. Elevation: 107 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kerry Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Beenduff and Lough Coumeenoughter.

Climate of Lough Gal

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 213 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
January (219 mm)
Driest month
June (109 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 Lough Gal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)5°5°5°5°8°10°12°12°11°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)219158162116118109115144163207213215

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lough Gal

The nearest airport is Kerry Airport (KIR), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Shannon Airport (SNN) (105 km). The nearest large city is Limerick, 121 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 48 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 105 kmnortheast
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 126 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 121 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 125 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 297 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 392 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Gal

Within 100 km: 77 historic and cultural sites, 742 natural sites, 555 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km163 places

  • Inch beach Beach 19 kmE
  • Rossbeigh Strand Beach 22 kmSE
  • The Seven Hogs Island 20 kmNE
  • Great Blasket Island Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km564 places

  • Valentia Island Island 33 kmS
  • Banna Strand Beach 31 kmNE
  • Derrynane Beach Beach 49 kmS
  • Inishtearaght Island 32 kmSW

60–100 km647 places

  • White Strand Beach 64 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 80 kmNE
  • Whiddy Island Island 75 kmSE
  • Sherkin Island Island 98 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dingle Village, County Kerry
    6.2 km SW
  • Glin Village, County Kerry
    4.2 km W
  • Lisdargan Village, County Kerry
    4.2 km SE
  • Cloghane Village, County Kerry
    5.4 km NE
  • Lisnamavaun Neighbourhood, County Kerry
    4.7 km NE
  • Slievadrehid Neighbourhood, County Kerry
    4.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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