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Keel Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°58′51″ N 10°03′36″ W

Map showing the location of Keel Lough Keel Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kell East
1.1 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 Knock82 km
SNN Shannon Airport161 km

About Keel Lough

Keel Lough 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 (82 km). Nearby sights include Srahillbeg Lough and Trawmore Sand.

Climate of Keel Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
October (145 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Keel Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°11°9°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)1449810768727479104117145141140

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Keel Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 82 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 82 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 161 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 162 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 175 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 255 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 262 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 278 kmeast

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

Day trips from Keel Lough

Within 100 km: 109 historic and cultural sites, 382 natural sites, 934 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km144 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 9 kmE
  • Inishbiggle Island 10 kmE
  • Clare Island Island 20 kmS
  • Annagh Island Island 13 kmE

25–60 km674 places

  • Inishlyre Island 33 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 60 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 54 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 45 kmNE

60–100 km607 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 84 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 92 kmE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 76 kmS
  • Mweenish Island Island 77 kmS

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