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Carrowmore Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°50′24″ N 9°10′01″ W

Map showing the location of Carrowmore Lough Carrowmore Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballinhoe
0.7 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock24 km
SNN Shannon Airport128 km

About Carrowmore Lough

Carrowmore Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 25 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (24 km). Nearby sights include Rush Hill and Derreen Lough.

Climate of Carrowmore 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 Carrowmore 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 Carrowmore Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 24 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 136 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 24 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 128 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 144 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 136 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 201 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 221 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 228 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 387 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carrowmore Lough

Within 100 km: 204 historic and cultural sites, 579 natural sites, 1,365 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km253 places

  • Low Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Cliff Island Island 17 kmN

25–60 km816 places

  • Inishlyre Island 32 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 54 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 55 kmNE
  • Island More Island 33 kmW

60–100 km1,079 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 73 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 90 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 60 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 74 kmSW

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