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Bekan Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°45′00″ N 8°50′00″ W

Map showing the location of Bekan Lough Bekan Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
92 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bekan
1.1 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock18 km
SNN Shannon Airport117 km

About Bekan Lough

Bekan Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 92 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (18 km). Nearby sights include The Turlough and Crohery Lough.

Climate of Bekan Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (142 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Bekan Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)14210411174807675102110140142138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bekan Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 18 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 122 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 18 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 117 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 148 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 122 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 177 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 208 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 212 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 377 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bekan Lough

Within 100 km: 226 historic and cultural sites, 624 natural sites, 1,561 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km110 places

  • Walshpool Lough Lake 24 kmW
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 13 kmNE
  • Lough Roe Lake 12 kmN
  • Kilfree O’Flynn Lake 13 kmE

25–60 km844 places

  • Inishlyre Island 54 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 60 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 58 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 57 kmS

60–100 km1,457 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 78 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 90 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 78 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 88 kmW

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