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Knappaghmore Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°45′53″ N 9°32′43″ W

Map showing the location of Knappaghmore Lough Knappaghmore Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
50 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Killeencoff
0.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock51 km
SNN Shannon Airport125 km

About Knappaghmore Lough

Knappaghmore Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (51 km). Nearby sights include Killeencoff Hill and Boheh Hill.

Climate of Knappaghmore 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 Knappaghmore 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°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knappaghmore Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 51 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 137 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 51 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 125 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 162 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 137 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 220 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 224 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 254 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knappaghmore Lough

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 504 natural sites, 1,156 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km338 places

  • Inishlyre Island 9 kmNW
  • Island More Island 11 kmNW
  • Inishgowla Island 12 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km898 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 57 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 37 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 50 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 49 kmSW

60–100 km608 places

  • Inisheer Island 79 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 83 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 77 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 64 kmN

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