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Creggan Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°46′42″ N 9°31′04″ W

Map showing the location of Creggan Lough Creggan Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
57 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Westport
2.4 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock48 km
SNN Shannon Airport126 km

About Creggan Lough

Creggan Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 57 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (48 km). Nearby sights include Ballynacorrick Lough and Crowhill.

Climate of Creggan Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
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 Creggan Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Creggan Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 138 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 48 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 126 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 160 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 138 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 221 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 222 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Creggan Lough

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 507 natural sites, 1,165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km337 places

  • Inishlyre Island 10 kmNW
  • Island More Island 12 kmNW
  • Inishgowla Island 13 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km915 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 58 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 37 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 52 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km607 places

  • Inisheer Island 80 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 81 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 75 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 63 kmN

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