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Butler’s Lough

Located in County Tipperary, Munster Coordinates: 52°57′12″ N 7°44′18″ W

Map showing the location of Butler’s Lough Butler’s Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
112 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Roscrea
4.3 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport85 km
DUB Dublin Airport112 km

About Butler’s Lough

Butler’s Lough is a lake. Location: County Tipperary, Munster. Elevation: 112 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Black Lough and Forked Lough.

Climate of Butler’s Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (112 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Butler’s Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°20°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1098785666970689387112105110

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Butler’s Lough

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 85 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 68 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 85 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 112 kmnortheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 128 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 68 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 108 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 128 kmsouthwest
  • Belfast Population: 348K 218 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 298 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Butler’s Lough

Within 100 km: 316 historic and cultural sites, 738 natural sites, 688 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

  • Grantstown Lough Lake 18 kmSE
  • Lough Nahinch Lake 19 kmW
  • Black Lough Lake 1 kmSE
  • Forked Lough Lake 1 kmSE

25–60 km444 places

  • Long Island Island 48 kmN
  • Illaunmore Island 38 kmW
  • Holy Island Island 48 kmW
  • Hare Island Island 59 kmN

60–100 km1,222 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 95 kmE
  • Bush Island Island 78 kmSW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 66 kmSW
  • Mutton Island Island 94 kmW

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