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Cushin Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°47′15″ N 9°25′39″ W

Map showing the location of Cushin Lough Cushin Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
53 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mace North
0.7 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock42 km
SNN Shannon Airport125 km

About Cushin Lough

Cushin Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 53 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (42 km). Nearby sights include Cushinsheeaun Loughs and Cashel Turlough.

Climate of Cushin 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 Cushin 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 Cushin Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 42 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 136 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 42 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 125 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 157 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 136 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 217 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 220 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 246 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cushin Lough

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 518 natural sites, 1,218 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km334 places

  • Inishlyre Island 15 kmW
  • Island More Island 17 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 17 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 14 kmNW

25–60 km910 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 41 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 57 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Omey Island Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km685 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 61 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 82 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 76 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 70 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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