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Cross Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°49′27″ N 9°33′37″ W

Map showing the location of Cross Lough Cross Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
15 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockavanloman
0.3 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 Knock50 km
SNN Shannon Airport132 km

About Cross Lough

Cross Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 15 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (50 km). Nearby sights include Coolbarren Lough and Carrowbeg Lough.

Climate of Cross 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 Cross 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 Cross Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 50 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 50 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 132 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 157 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 226 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 227 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cross Lough

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 497 natural sites, 1,126 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km356 places

  • Inishlyre Island 6 kmW
  • Island More Island 7 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 7 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 5 kmNW

25–60 km862 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 32 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 54 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 53 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 57 kmN

60–100 km590 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 63 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 85 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 80 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 73 kmNE

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