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Cloontarriff Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°47′43″ N 8°53′44″ W

Map showing the location of Cloontarriff Lough Cloontarriff Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
80 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knock
1.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock14 km
SNN Shannon Airport122 km

About Cloontarriff Lough

Cloontarriff Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 80 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (14 km). Nearby sights include Carrownamallaght Lough and Cullentragh Lough.

Climate of Cloontarriff Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 131 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (131 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Cloontarriff Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)131981056876697096101131131130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cloontarriff Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 14 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 127 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 14 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 122 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 144 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 127 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 183 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 213 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 213 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 377 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cloontarriff Lough

Within 100 km: 221 historic and cultural sites, 628 natural sites, 1,518 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km150 places

  • Castle Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Walshpool Lough Lake 19 kmW
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 11 kmNE
  • Lough Roe Lake 10 kmNE

25–60 km847 places

  • Inishlyre Island 50 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 56 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 53 kmN
  • Island More Island 51 kmW

60–100 km1,370 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 79 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 92 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 72 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 87 kmSW

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