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Dooniver Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°00′32″ N 9°56′55″ W

Map showing the location of Dooniver Lough Dooniver Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
0 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dooniver
1.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock75 km
CFN Donegal Airport155 km

About Dooniver Lough

Dooniver Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 0 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (75 km). Nearby sights include Dooniver Loughs and Lough Gall.

Climate of Dooniver 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 Dooniver 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 Dooniver Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 75 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 174 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 75 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 155 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 161 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 174 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 255 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 256 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 270 kmeast

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

Day trips from Dooniver Lough

Within 100 km: 126 historic and cultural sites, 394 natural sites, 973 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 1 kmSE
  • Inishkeeragh Island 25 kmNW
  • Inishbiggle Island 3 kmSE
  • Clare Island Island 23 kmS

25–60 km660 places

  • Inishlyre Island 29 kmSE
  • Turbot Island Island 58 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 39 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 55 kmS

60–100 km622 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 85 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 92 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 64 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 85 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dooniver Village, County Mayo
    1.3 km S
  • Valley Village, County Mayo
    1.8 km W
  • Bunacurry Village, County Mayo
    4.1 km SW
  • Fahy Village, County Mayo
    4.6 km NE
  • Dooagh Village, County Mayo
    4.6 km W
  • Doohooma Village, County Mayo
    7.2 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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