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Lough Akista

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°57′57″ N 9°03′55″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Akista Lough Akista
Location in Ireland
Elevation
80 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Foxford
3.7 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 Knock17 km
CFN Donegal Airport129 km

About Lough Akista

Lough Akista is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 80 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (17 km). Nearby sights include Lough Muck and Carranarah.

Climate of Lough Akista

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (129 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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 Lough Akista
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)123861006574686790101126129127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Akista

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 17 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 148 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 17 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 129 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 141 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 148 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 199 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 216 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 234 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 374 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Akista

Within 100 km: 200 historic and cultural sites, 617 natural sites, 1,407 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km247 places

  • Annagh Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Castle Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Roe Island Island 18 kmNW
  • Cragh Islands Island 17 kmNW

25–60 km766 places

  • Inishlyre Island 42 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 57 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 45 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 40 kmNE

60–100 km1,211 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 88 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 88 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 82 kmNE
  • Turbot Island Island 88 kmSW

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