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Cogaula Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°49′02″ N 9°27′04″ W

Map showing the location of Cogaula Lough Cogaula Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cogaula
0.9 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 Knock43 km
SNN Shannon Airport129 km

About Cogaula Lough

Cogaula Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 34 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (43 km). Nearby sights include Doo Lough and Black Lough.

Climate of Cogaula Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (141 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Cogaula Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°19°17°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°11°11°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)137911037078717497113136141138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cogaula Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 43 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 140 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 43 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 129 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 154 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 140 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 219 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 224 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 246 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cogaula Lough

Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 516 natural sites, 1,196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km362 places

  • Inishlyre Island 13 kmW
  • Island More Island 14 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 14 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km858 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 38 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 58 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 58 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 60 kmN

60–100 km683 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 64 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 85 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 75 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 69 kmNE

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