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Lough Avoher

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°00′18″ N 9°36′30″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Avoher Lough Avoher
Location in Ireland
Elevation
153 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Goulaun
3.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock53 km
CFN Donegal Airport142 km

About Lough Avoher

Lough Avoher is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 153 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (53 km). Nearby sights include Nephin Beg S Top and Aroher Hill.

Climate of Lough Avoher

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (158 mm)
Driest month
April (79 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 Avoher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)15310011479857979103125151158152

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Avoher

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 163 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 53 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 142 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 152 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 163 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 234 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 247 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 249 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Avoher

Within 100 km: 175 historic and cultural sites, 492 natural sites, 1,110 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km337 places

  • Inishlyre Island 21 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 21 kmW
  • Island More Island 19 kmS
  • Inishbiggle Island 20 kmW

25–60 km634 places

  • Pig Island Island 37 kmN
  • Kid Island Island 40 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 47 kmSW
  • Inishkeeragh Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km806 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 83 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 72 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 69 kmSW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 64 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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