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Curragh Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°46′50″ N 8°51′40″ W

Map showing the location of Curragh Lough Curragh Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
88 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lispatrick
0.2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock15 km
SNN Shannon Airport120 km

About Curragh Lough

Curragh Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 88 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (15 km). Nearby sights include Cloonturnaun Lough and Cullentragh Lough.

Climate of Curragh Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 131 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (131 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 Curragh Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)131981056876697096101131131130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Curragh Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 125 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 15 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 120 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 145 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 125 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 180 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 211 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 212 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 376 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Curragh Lough

Within 100 km: 224 historic and cultural sites, 625 natural sites, 1,536 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km141 places

  • Castle Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Walshpool Lough Lake 22 kmW
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 11 kmNE
  • Lough Roe Lake 10 kmNE

25–60 km836 places

  • Inishlyre Island 52 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 57 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 55 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 60 kmS

60–100 km1,408 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 79 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 92 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 75 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 88 kmSW

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