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Knappaghbeg Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°45′44″ N 9°30′06″ W

Map showing the location of Knappaghbeg Lough Knappaghbeg Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
28 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knappagh Beg
0.8 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 Knock48 km
SNN Shannon Airport124 km

About Knappaghbeg Lough

Knappaghbeg Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 28 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (48 km). Nearby sights include Crowhill and Creggan Lough.

Climate of Knappaghbeg Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Knappaghbeg 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)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knappaghbeg Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 135 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 48 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 124 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 161 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 135 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 219 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 221 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 251 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knappaghbeg Lough

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 510 natural sites, 1,179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km330 places

  • Inishlyre Island 12 kmNW
  • Island More Island 13 kmNW
  • Inishgowla Island 15 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 13 kmNW

25–60 km913 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 57 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 39 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 52 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km635 places

  • Inisheer Island 78 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 81 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 75 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 65 kmN

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