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Bunaveela Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°01′22″ N 9°32′44″ W

Map showing the location of Bunaveela Lough Bunaveela Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
118 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Letterask
1.2 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 Knock49 km
CFN Donegal Airport138 km

About Bunaveela Lough

Bunaveela Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 118 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (49 km). Nearby sights include Lough Nalaghan and Bullaunmore.

Climate of Bunaveela Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (158 mm)
Driest month
April (79 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 Bunaveela Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15310011479857979103125151158152

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bunaveela Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 163 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 49 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 138 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 153 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 163 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 231 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 244 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 247 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 396 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bunaveela Lough

Within 100 km: 175 historic and cultural sites, 507 natural sites, 1,153 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km336 places

  • Inishlyre Island 24 kmS
  • Island More Island 23 kmS
  • Inishbiggle Island 24 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 21 kmE

25–60 km633 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 26 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 60 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 36 kmN
  • Kid Island Island 40 kmNW

60–100 km866 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 85 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 67 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 73 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 70 kmSW

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