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Leam Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°10′24″ N 10°04′24″ W

Map showing the location of Leam Lough Leam Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
-2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Barranagh West
0.6 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 Knock87 km
CFN Donegal Airport148 km

About Leam Lough

Leam Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: -2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (87 km). Nearby sights include Barranagh Island and Elly Bay.

Climate of Leam Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
October (140 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Leam Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°17°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13397996263677298105140133132

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Leam Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 87 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 194 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 87 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 148 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 181 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 194 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 269 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 274 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 275 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Leam Lough

Within 100 km: 97 historic and cultural sites, 353 natural sites, 823 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km146 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 21 kmSE
  • Kid Island Island 22 kmNE
  • Inishkeeragh Island 5 kmNW
  • Inishbiggle Island 23 kmSE

25–60 km419 places

  • Inishlyre Island 48 kmSE
  • Pig Island Island 29 kmNE
  • Island More Island 46 kmSE
  • Inishturk Island 52 kmS

60–100 km708 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 96 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 81 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 88 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 75 kmS

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