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Lough Anaffrin

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°57′03″ N 9°43′29″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Anaffrin Lough Anaffrin
Location in Ireland
Elevation
201 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mulranny
6.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock60 km
SNN Shannon Airport149 km

About Lough Anaffrin

Lough Anaffrin is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 201 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (60 km). Nearby sights include Maumthomas NE Top and Anaffrin Hill.

Climate of Lough Anaffrin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (151 mm)
Driest month
April (75 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 Anaffrin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°15°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1499811275817779104121148151146

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Anaffrin

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 60 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 161 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 60 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 149 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 151 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 161 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 240 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 244 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 258 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Anaffrin

Within 100 km: 166 historic and cultural sites, 456 natural sites, 1,070 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

  • Inishlyre Island 16 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 15 kmNW
  • Island More Island 14 kmS
  • Inishbiggle Island 13 kmW

25–60 km659 places

  • Turbot Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 42 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 55 kmSW
  • Kid Island Island 43 kmN

60–100 km693 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 77 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 81 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 61 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 74 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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