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Fahy Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°02′21″ N 9°53′36″ W

Map showing the location of Fahy Lough Fahy Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
0 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fahy
0.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock72 km
CFN Donegal Airport150 km

About Fahy Lough

Fahy 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 (72 km). Nearby sights include Gubbiacorraun and Lough Creive.

Climate of Fahy 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 Fahy 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 Fahy Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 72 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 72 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 150 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 162 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 175 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 253 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 257 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 266 kmeast

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

Day trips from Fahy Lough

Within 100 km: 132 historic and cultural sites, 403 natural sites, 992 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km236 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 5 kmSW
  • Inishkeeragh Island 24 kmNW
  • Inishbiggle Island 5 kmS
  • Annagh Island Island 7 kmS

25–60 km610 places

  • Inishlyre Island 29 kmSE
  • Pig Island Island 35 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 59 kmS
  • Kid Island Island 32 kmN

60–100 km681 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 88 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 88 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 67 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 80 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Fahy Village, County Mayo
    0.7 km W
  • Drumsleed Village, County Mayo
    1.3 km E
  • Doona Village, County Mayo
    1.5 km NE
  • Dooreel Village, County Mayo
    2.3 km SE
  • Doohooma Village, County Mayo
    4.8 km NW
  • Trawboy Village, County Mayo
    3.1 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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