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Ballin Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°49′51″ N 9°31′36″ W

Map showing the location of Ballin Lough Ballin Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
14 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bocullin
0.5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock48 km
SNN Shannon Airport132 km

About Ballin Lough

Ballin Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 14 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (48 km). Nearby sights include Coolbarren Lough and Gorteen Lough.

Climate of Ballin Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Ballin Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ballin Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 143 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 48 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 132 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 155 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 224 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 227 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 250 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ballin Lough

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 500 natural sites, 1,142 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km355 places

  • Inishlyre Island 8 kmW
  • Island More Island 9 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 9 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 6 kmNW

25–60 km859 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 33 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 56 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 55 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 57 kmN

60–100 km614 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 64 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 86 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 78 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 71 kmNE

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