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Ballycong Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°02′46″ N 9°06′22″ W

Map showing the location of Ballycong Lough Ballycong Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
30 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Attymass
1.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock24 km
CFN Donegal Airport122 km

About Ballycong Lough

Ballycong Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 30 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (24 km). Nearby sights include Lough Doo and Carrowkeribly Lough.

Climate of Ballycong Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (128 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Ballycong Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)11979956475706787102123128127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Ballycong Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 24 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 157 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 24 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 122 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 150 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 157 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 205 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 216 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 243 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 371 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ballycong Lough

Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 619 natural sites, 1,414 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km234 places

  • Annagh Island Island 9 kmW
  • Castle Island Island 12 kmW
  • Roe Island Island 12 kmW
  • Cragh Islands Island 11 kmW

25–60 km784 places

  • Inishlyre Island 44 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 41 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 35 kmNE

60–100 km1,207 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 95 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 92 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 81 kmNE
  • Turbot Island Island 92 kmSW

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