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Carraghfin Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°14′59″ N 9°14′21″ W

Map showing the location of Carraghfin Lough Carraghfin Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
39 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Farrellstown
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock47 km
CFN Donegal Airport106 km

About Carraghfin Lough

Carraghfin Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 39 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (47 km). Nearby sights include Cashel Lough and Rathfran Bay.

Climate of Carraghfin Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Carraghfin Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12279926472696887106126134129

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carraghfin Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 181 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 47 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 106 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 161 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 181 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 219 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 222 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 267 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 365 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carraghfin Lough

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 617 natural sites, 1,221 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km98 places

  • Horse Island Island 23 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 20 kmS
  • Castle Island Island 20 kmS
  • Roe Island Island 21 kmS

25–60 km841 places

  • Inishlyre Island 55 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 53 kmSW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 41 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 33 kmE

60–100 km1,064 places

  • Inishteige Island 83 kmE
  • Station Island Island 97 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 95 kmNE
  • Inishturk Island 83 kmSW

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