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Doo Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°49′18″ N 9°28′23″ W

Map showing the location of Doo Lough Doo Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
21 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cogaula
0.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock44 km
SNN Shannon Airport130 km

About Doo Lough

Doo Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 21 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (44 km). Nearby sights include Cogaula Lough and Gorteen Lough.

Climate of Doo Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
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 Doo Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)137911037078717497113136141138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Doo Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 141 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 44 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 130 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 155 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 141 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 220 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 224 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 247 kmeast

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

Day trips from Doo Lough

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 509 natural sites, 1,185 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km362 places

  • Inishlyre Island 12 kmW
  • Island More Island 13 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 13 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 10 kmNW

25–60 km857 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 36 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 58 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 59 kmN

60–100 km664 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 64 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 85 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 76 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 69 kmNE

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