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Cartron Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°03′57″ N 9°04′17″ W

Map showing the location of Cartron Lough Cartron Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carrower
1.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock24 km
CFN Donegal Airport119 km

About Cartron Lough

Cartron Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 22 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (24 km). Nearby sights include Brohly Lough and Ballymore Lough.

Climate of Cartron Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (128 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 Cartron 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°4°4°
Precipitation (mm)11979956475706787102123128127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Cartron Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 24 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 159 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 24 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 119 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 152 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 159 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 203 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 213 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 245 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 368 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cartron Lough

Within 100 km: 196 historic and cultural sites, 634 natural sites, 1,423 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km213 places

  • Annagh Island Island 11 kmW
  • Castle Island Island 14 kmW
  • Roe Island Island 14 kmW
  • Cragh Islands Island 13 kmW

25–60 km801 places

  • Inishlyre Island 47 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 57 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 38 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 31 kmNE

60–100 km1,239 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 98 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 95 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 78 kmNE
  • Turbot Island Island 95 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Carrower Village, County Mayo
    1.1 km NW
  • Greyfort Village, County Mayo
    1.3 km N
  • Attymass Village, County Mayo
    1.9 km SW
  • Graffy Village, County Mayo
    1.4 km E
  • Ellagh Village, County Mayo
    2.1 km NE
  • Breaghwy Village, County Mayo
    2.4 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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