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Black Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°49′21″ N 9°24′35″ W

Map showing the location of Black Lough Black Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
33 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cloonan
0.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock40 km
SNN Shannon Airport129 km

About Black Lough

Black Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 33 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (40 km). Nearby sights include Drumminahaha Lough and Islandeady Lough.

Climate of Black Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (141 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 Black Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°19°17°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°11°11°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)137911037078717497113136141138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Black Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 40 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 139 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 40 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 129 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 153 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 139 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 216 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 223 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 243 kmeast

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

Day trips from Black Lough

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 523 natural sites, 1,215 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km360 places

  • Inishlyre Island 16 kmW
  • Island More Island 17 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 17 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 14 kmW

25–60 km839 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 40 kmNW
  • Omey Island Island 59 kmSW
  • Inishturk Island 48 kmW
  • Inishbofin Island 57 kmSW

60–100 km732 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 65 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 85 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 72 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 61 kmSW

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