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Cross Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°42′32″ N 9°54′19″ W

Map showing the location of Cross Lough Cross Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Killadoon
0.9 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 Knock75 km
SNN Shannon Airport130 km

About Cross Lough

Cross Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 3 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (75 km). Nearby sights include Devlin Hill and Roonah Lough.

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 136 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (139 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°15°16°18°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13989986272717798115134136136

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), 75 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 144 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 75 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 130 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 172 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 224 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 246 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 278 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cross Lough

Within 100 km: 144 historic and cultural sites, 437 natural sites, 996 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km238 places

  • Inishlyre Island 21 kmNE
  • Island More Island 21 kmNE
  • Inishturk Island 14 kmW
  • Inishbofin Island 22 kmSW

25–60 km814 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 52 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 33 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 31 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 28 kmSW

60–100 km525 places

  • Inisheer Island 77 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 99 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 70 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 76 kmSE

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