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Crocknacloy Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°53′29″ N 8°52′21″ W

Map showing the location of Crocknacloy Lough Crocknacloy Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
125 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilkelly
2.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock4 km
SNN Shannon Airport132 km

About Crocknacloy Lough

Crocknacloy Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 125 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (4 km). Nearby sights include Middle Lough and Lough Nadramina.

Climate of Crocknacloy Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (135 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 Crocknacloy Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°11°14°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)132951076877737094105133135135

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Crocknacloy Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 4 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 138 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 4 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 132 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 133 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 138 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 184 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 208 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 223 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 369 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Crocknacloy Lough

Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 651 natural sites, 1,532 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km207 places

  • Cliff Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Castle Island Island 15 kmW
  • Walshpool Lough Lake 23 kmSW
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 9 kmSE

25–60 km780 places

  • Inishlyre Island 52 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 46 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 43 kmN
  • Island More Island 53 kmW

60–100 km1,411 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 88 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 71 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 93 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 77 kmNE

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