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Lough Anaffrin

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°54′28″ N 9°16′02″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Anaffrin Lough Anaffrin
Location in Ireland
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tawneyshane
0.8 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 Knock30 km
SNN Shannon Airport136 km

About Lough Anaffrin

Lough Anaffrin is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 64 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (30 km). Nearby sights include Lough Fadda and Lough Naspleenagh.

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 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)12886996775696991105128135131

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), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 145 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 30 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 136 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 140 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 145 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 210 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 230 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 231 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 388 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Anaffrin

Within 100 km: 197 historic and cultural sites, 573 natural sites, 1,301 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km347 places

  • Annagh Island Island 18 kmN
  • Inishturk Island 23 kmW
  • Castle Island Island 18 kmN
  • Roe Island Island 18 kmN

25–60 km720 places

  • Inishlyre Island 27 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 45 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 59 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 53 kmNE

60–100 km1,004 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 77 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 96 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 74 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 97 kmNE

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