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Derryskall Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°47′43″ N 9°23′21″ W

Map showing the location of Derryskall Lough Derryskall Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
59 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carrowbeg
0.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock40 km
SNN Shannon Airport126 km

About Derryskall Lough

Derryskall Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 59 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (40 km). Nearby sights include Cashel Turlough and Curnay Lough.

Climate of Derryskall 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 Derryskall Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°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 Derryskall Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 40 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 40 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 126 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 155 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 136 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 214 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 220 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 243 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Derryskall Lough

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 523 natural sites, 1,238 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km332 places

  • Inishlyre Island 17 kmW
  • Island More Island 19 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 19 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km894 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 43 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 59 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 60 kmSW
  • Omey Island Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km730 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 62 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 83 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 74 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 68 kmNE

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