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Carrowbeg Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°50′32″ N 9°33′49″ W

Map showing the location of Carrowbeg Lough Carrowbeg Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockysprickaun
0.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock50 km
SNN Shannon Airport134 km

About Carrowbeg Lough

Carrowbeg Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 9 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (50 km). Nearby sights include Atticlea Island and Owennabrockagh River.

Climate of Carrowbeg Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (150 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Carrowbeg Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carrowbeg Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 50 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 145 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 50 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 134 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 156 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 145 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 227 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 229 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmeast

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

Day trips from Carrowbeg Lough

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 492 natural sites, 1,120 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km352 places

  • Inishlyre Island 6 kmSW
  • Island More Island 7 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 25 kmNW
  • Inishgowla Island 6 kmW

25–60 km847 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 30 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 55 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 54 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 55 kmN

60–100 km598 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 65 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 87 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 79 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 72 kmNE

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