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Doo Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°01′04″ N 9°58′01″ W

Map showing the location of Doo Lough Doo Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Valley
1.3 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 Knock76 km
CFN Donegal Airport155 km

About Doo Lough

Doo Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 6 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (76 km). Nearby sights include Gubnahardia Strand and Lough Narnbrack.

Climate of Doo Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (137 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Doo Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°16°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)13392996668707297108137135132

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Doo Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 76 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 175 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 76 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 155 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 162 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 175 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 257 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 271 kmeast

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

Day trips from Doo Lough

Within 100 km: 115 historic and cultural sites, 390 natural sites, 966 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km194 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 3 kmSE
  • Inishkeeragh Island 23 kmNW
  • Inishbiggle Island 5 kmSE
  • Clare Island Island 24 kmS

25–60 km655 places

  • Inishlyre Island 31 kmSE
  • Turbot Island Island 59 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 39 kmNE
  • Omey Island Island 56 kmS

60–100 km622 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 86 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 93 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 64 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 85 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Valley Village, County Mayo
    1.3 km SW
  • Dooniver Village, County Mayo
    2.6 km SE
  • Dooagh Village, County Mayo
    3.5 km W
  • Dugort Village, County Mayo
    3.7 km W
  • Doohooma Village, County Mayo
    6.4 km N
  • Bunacurry Village, County Mayo
    4.8 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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