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Cross Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°11′51″ N 10°04′33″ W

Map showing the location of Cross Lough Cross Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Binghamstown
2.7 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock88 km
CFN Donegal Airport146 km

About Cross Lough

Cross Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (88 km). Nearby sights include Belderra Strand and Mullet Peninsula.

Climate of Cross Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
October (140 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Cross Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°17°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13397996263677298105140133132

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cross Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 88 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 196 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 88 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 146 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 183 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 196 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 270 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 273 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 278 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cross Lough

Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 347 natural sites, 805 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km125 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 24 kmSE
  • Kid Island Island 20 kmNE
  • Inishkeeragh Island 4 kmW
  • Eagle Island Island 10 kmN

25–60 km421 places

  • Inishlyre Island 51 kmSE
  • Pig Island Island 28 kmNE
  • Island More Island 49 kmSE
  • Inishturk Island 55 kmS

60–100 km700 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 96 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 84 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 88 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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