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Capparicar Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°51′20″ N 9°13′04″ W

Map showing the location of Capparicar Lough Capparicar Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
35 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballinvoash
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 Knock27 km
SNN Shannon Airport130 km

About Capparicar Lough

Capparicar Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 35 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (27 km). Nearby sights include Carrick Hill and Windsor Lough.

Climate of Capparicar Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Capparicar Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12886996775696991105128135131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Capparicar Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 27 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 27 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 130 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 144 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 138 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 205 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 224 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 230 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 389 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Capparicar Lough

Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 569 natural sites, 1,335 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km294 places

  • Annagh Island Island 24 kmN
  • Castle Island Island 24 kmN
  • Roe Island Island 24 kmN
  • Cragh Islands Island 23 kmN

25–60 km791 places

  • Inishlyre Island 29 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 50 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 56 kmNE
  • Island More Island 30 kmW

60–100 km1,020 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 73 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 91 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 61 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 72 kmSW

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