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Black Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°54′46″ N 9°09′46″ W

Map showing the location of Black Lough Black Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bellavary
2.2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock23 km
SNN Shannon Airport136 km

About Black Lough

Black Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 9 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (23 km). Nearby sights include Lough Roo and Lough Hemush.

Climate of Black Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (129 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)123861006574686790101126129127

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

How to get to Black Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 143 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 23 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 136 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 137 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 143 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 203 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 224 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 229 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 382 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Black Lough

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 596 natural sites, 1,356 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km278 places

  • Annagh Island Island 18 kmN
  • Castle Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Roe Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Cragh Islands Island 18 kmNW

25–60 km765 places

  • Inishlyre Island 34 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 52 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 54 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 48 kmNE

60–100 km1,112 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 80 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 98 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 79 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 91 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bellavary Village, County Mayo
    2.2 km S
  • Cashel Village, County Mayo
    0.7 km W
  • Cloonconlan Village, County Mayo
    0.8 km NE
  • Corraun Village, County Mayo
    1.1 km S
  • Strade Village, County Mayo
    2 km E
  • Lack Village, County Mayo
    1.4 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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