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Derryribbeen Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°51′41″ N 9°27′46″ W

Map showing the location of Derryribbeen Lough Derryribbeen Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
50 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Derryribbeen
0.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock43 km
SNN Shannon Airport134 km

About Derryribbeen Lough

Derryribbeen Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (43 km). Nearby sights include Derrartan Lough and Drumgoney Lough.

Climate of Derryribbeen 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 Derryribbeen 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 Derryribbeen Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 43 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 43 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 134 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 150 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 221 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 228 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 245 kmeast

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

Day trips from Derryribbeen Lough

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 511 natural sites, 1,177 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km378 places

  • Inishlyre Island 13 kmW
  • Island More Island 14 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 13 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 10 kmW

25–60 km790 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 35 kmNW
  • Pig Island Island 55 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 59 kmSW
  • Kid Island Island 58 kmNW

60–100 km709 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 68 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 90 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 72 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 61 kmSW

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