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Derrartan Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°51′28″ N 9°26′41″ W

Map showing the location of Derrartan Lough Derrartan Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
51 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Slinaunroe
0.5 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 Knock42 km
SNN Shannon Airport133 km

About Derrartan Lough

Derrartan Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 51 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (42 km). Nearby sights include Derryribbeen Lough and Lough Darrdun.

Climate of Derrartan Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (148 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Derrartan Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)142931087380747598116140148143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Derrartan 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, 144 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 42 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 133 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 150 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 219 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 228 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 244 kmeast

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

Day trips from Derrartan Lough

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 518 natural sites, 1,189 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km379 places

  • Inishlyre Island 14 kmW
  • Island More Island 15 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 14 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 11 kmW

25–60 km797 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 36 kmNW
  • Pig Island Island 56 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 60 kmSW
  • Kid Island Island 59 kmNW

60–100 km720 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 68 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 89 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 71 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 62 kmSW

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