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Lough Slievenushaska

Located in County Kerry, Munster Coordinates: 51°51′38″ N 9°58′01″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Slievenushaska Lough Slievenushaska
Location in Ireland
Elevation
258 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sneem
5.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
KIR Kerry Airport47 km
ORK Cork International Airport102 km

About Lough Slievenushaska

Lough Slievenushaska is a lake. Location: County Kerry, Munster. Elevation: 258 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Kerry Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Slievenashaska South Top and Coomnahorna.

Climate of Lough Slievenushaska

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 206 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (220 mm)
Driest month
June (104 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 Slievenushaska
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)220163162114120104105136155200206216

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Lough Slievenushaska

The nearest airport is Kerry Airport (KIR), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Cork International Airport (ORK) (102 km). The nearest large city is Cork, 103 km to the east.

Airports

  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 47 kmnortheast
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 102 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 118 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Cork Population: 224K 103 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 128 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 300 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Slievenushaska

Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 784 natural sites, 552 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km355 places

  • Rossbeigh Strand Beach 23 kmN
  • Derrynane Beach Beach 16 kmSW
  • Sherky Island Island 8 kmSE
  • Scariff Island Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km696 places

  • Valentia Island Island 28 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 29 kmS
  • Banna Strand Beach 54 kmN
  • Inch beach Beach 30 kmN

60–100 km377 places

  • Scattery Island Island 89 kmN
  • Roaninish Island 98 kmE
  • Rabbit Islands Island 69 kmSE
  • Low Island Island 69 kmSE

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