- Elevation
- 24 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock45 km
- SNN Shannon Airport139 km
About Lough Aleen
Lough Aleen is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 24 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (45 km). Nearby sights include Loughanaloy and Letter Lough.
Climate of Lough Aleen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (150 mm)
- Driest month
- April (74 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 146 | 95 | 109 | 74 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 101 | 120 | 144 | 150 | 145 |
How to get to Lough Aleen
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 45 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 150 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 45 kmeast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 139 kmsouth
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 147 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 150 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 224 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 234 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 245 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Aleen
Within 100 km: 188 historic and cultural sites, 511 natural sites, 1,159 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km385 places
- Inishlyre Island 14 kmSW
- Island More Island 13 kmSW
- Annagh Island Island 25 kmNE
- Inishgowla Island 12 kmSW
25–60 km726 places
- Dooniver Strand Beach 30 kmW
- Pig Island Island 50 kmN
- Kid Island Island 53 kmNW
- Inishturk Island 46 kmSW
60–100 km747 places
- Gorumna Island Island 72 kmS
- Inisheer Island 94 kmS
- Strandhill Beach Beach 71 kmNE
- White Strand Beach 64 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Letterlough Village, County Mayo0.6 km N
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Derrycleetagh Village, County Mayo1.1 km S
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Newport Village, County Mayo3.6 km SW
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Tawnawoggaun Village, County Mayo1.7 km W
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Derrycontoort Village, County Mayo1.8 km SE
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Derryloughan Village, County Mayo1.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loughanaloy Lake, County Mayo0.3 km E
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Letter Lough Lake, County Mayo0.4 km NE
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Tawnawoggaun Lough Lake, County Mayo0.4 km W
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Lough Connor Lake, County Mayo0.5 km SE
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Graffy Lough Lake, County Mayo0.6 km E
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Derrykill Lough West Lake, County Mayo0.6 km SW
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Lough Fadda Lake, County Mayo1 km E
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Lough Ard Lake, County Mayo1.7 km NW
Sources & licences
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