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Curnay Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°47′55″ N 9°22′07″ W

Map showing the location of Curnay Lough Curnay Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
49 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockaneden
0.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock38 km
SNN Shannon Airport126 km

About Curnay Lough

Curnay Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 49 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (38 km). Nearby sights include Derryskall Lough and Killadeen Lough.

Climate of Curnay Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (141 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 Curnay 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°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)137911037078717497113136141138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Curnay Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 38 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 136 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 38 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 126 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 154 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 136 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 213 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 220 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 242 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Curnay Lough

Within 100 km: 196 historic and cultural sites, 528 natural sites, 1,256 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km336 places

  • Inishlyre Island 19 kmW
  • Island More Island 20 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 20 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 17 kmW

25–60 km872 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 44 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 50 kmW
  • Inishbofin Island 59 kmW
  • Inishbiggle Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km772 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 63 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 83 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 72 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 61 kmSW

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