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Gorteen Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°50′35″ N 9°30′28″ W

Map showing the location of Gorteen Lough Gorteen Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
12 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gorteen
0.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock46 km
SNN Shannon Airport133 km

About Gorteen Lough

Gorteen Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 12 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (46 km). Nearby sights include Ballin Lough and Doo Lough.

Climate of Gorteen Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (150 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Gorteen Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gorteen Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 46 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 144 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 46 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 133 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 154 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 223 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 227 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 248 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gorteen Lough

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 499 natural sites, 1,156 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km369 places

  • Inishlyre Island 10 kmW
  • Island More Island 11 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 10 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 7 kmW

25–60 km830 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 33 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 58 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 56 kmN

60–100 km643 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 66 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 87 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 76 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 69 kmNE

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