Skip to content
Geonivora
Lake

Dooniver Loughs

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°00′00″ N 9°56′21″ W

Map showing the location of Dooniver Loughs Dooniver Loughs
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dooniver
0.7 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 Knock74 km
CFN Donegal Airport156 km

About Dooniver Loughs

Dooniver Loughs is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (74 km). Nearby sights include Dooniver Strand and Dooniver Lough.

Climate of Dooniver Loughs

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Dooniver Loughs
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 Loughs

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 173 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 74 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 156 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 159 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 173 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 254 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 255 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 270 kmeast

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

Day trips from Dooniver Loughs

Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 397 natural sites, 976 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 1 kmNE
  • Inishbiggle Island 2 kmE
  • Clare Island Island 22 kmS
  • Annagh Island Island 5 kmSE

25–60 km658 places

  • Inishlyre Island 28 kmSE
  • Turbot Island Island 57 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 40 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 54 kmS

60–100 km631 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 84 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 92 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 63 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 84 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dooniver Village, County Mayo
    0.7 km SW
  • Valley Village, County Mayo
    2.6 km W
  • Bunacurry Village, County Mayo
    3.7 km SW
  • Salia Village, County Mayo
    5.5 km S
  • Dooreel Village, County Mayo
    4.8 km NE
  • Cashel Village, County Mayo
    5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: