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Lough Muskry

Located in County Tipperary, Munster Coordinates: 52°22′22″ N 8°07′09″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Muskry Lough Muskry
Location in Ireland
Elevation
498 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Boolakennedy
4.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
ORK Cork International Airport64 km
SNN Shannon Airport66 km

About Lough Muskry

Lough Muskry is a lake. Location: County Tipperary, Munster. Elevation: 498 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Greenane and Cnoc an Staicin.

Climate of Lough Muskry

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (176 mm)
Driest month
July (81 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 Muskry
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)17612711889949081111114159161175

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Lough Muskry

The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (ORK), 64 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 64 kmsouthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 66 kmnorthwest
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 98 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 165 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 287 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 299 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Muskry

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 775 natural sites, 643 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km130 places

  • Lough Curra Lake 5 kmW
  • Borheen Lough Lake 2 kmW
  • Monalean Lough Lake 7 kmSE
  • Bay Lough Lake 17 kmSE

25–60 km521 places

  • Bush Island Island 57 kmNW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 49 kmNW
  • Little Island Island 56 kmS
  • Gull Island Island 54 kmSE

60–100 km970 places

  • Sovereign Islands Island 81 kmS
  • Scattery Island Island 99 kmW
  • Rocky Island Island 61 kmS
  • Roaninish Island 64 kmSW

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