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Lough Alone

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°05′20″ N 8°57′59″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Alone Lough Alone
Location in Ireland
Elevation
385 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tawnyany
1.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock22 km
CFN Donegal Airport114 km

About Lough Alone

Lough Alone is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 385 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (22 km). Nearby sights include Knockasliggaun and Bealboy River.

Climate of Lough Alone

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (148 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).

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Climate of Lough Alone
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)141971157485807699115142147148

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lough Alone

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 22 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 160 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 22 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 114 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 154 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 160 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 198 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 206 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 246 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 360 kmnortheast

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

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