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Black Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°49′25″ N 9°22′04″ W

Map showing the location of Black Lough Black Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
31 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cloonkeen
0.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock37 km
SNN Shannon Airport128 km

About Black Lough

Black Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 31 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (37 km). Nearby sights include Islandeady Lough and Annagh 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), 37 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 138 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 37 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 128 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 151 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 138 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 214 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 223 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 240 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 399 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Black Lough

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 530 natural sites, 1,245 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km353 places

  • Inishlyre Island 19 kmW
  • Island More Island 20 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 19 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 16 kmW

25–60 km838 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 42 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 51 kmW
  • Inishbofin Island 60 kmW
  • Inishbiggle Island 40 kmNW

60–100 km779 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 66 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 86 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 70 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 63 kmSW

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