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Coolbarren Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°49′16″ N 9°32′45″ W

Map showing the location of Coolbarren Lough Coolbarren Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
21 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Westport
3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock49 km
SNN Shannon Airport131 km

About Coolbarren Lough

Coolbarren Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 21 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (49 km). Nearby sights include Cross Lough and Ballin Lough.

Climate of Coolbarren Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (145 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 Coolbarren Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Coolbarren Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 143 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 49 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 131 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 157 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 225 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 226 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 251 kmeast

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

Day trips from Coolbarren Lough

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 497 natural sites, 1,133 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km357 places

  • Inishlyre Island 7 kmW
  • Island More Island 8 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 8 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 6 kmNW

25–60 km864 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 33 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 54 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 53 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 58 kmN

60–100 km596 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 63 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 85 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 79 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 73 kmNE

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