- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock73 km
- SNN Shannon Airport133 km
About Lough Baun
Lough Baun is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (73 km). Nearby sights include Lough Doo and Lough Cahasy.
Climate of Lough Baun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (139 mm)
- Driest month
- April (62 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) | 9° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 89 | 98 | 62 | 72 | 71 | 77 | 98 | 115 | 134 | 136 | 136 |
How to get to Lough Baun
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 73 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 148 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 73 kmeast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 133 kmsoutheast
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 176 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 148 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 227 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 246 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 276 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Baun
Within 100 km: 147 historic and cultural sites, 433 natural sites, 998 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km237 places
- Inishlyre Island 18 kmNE
- Island More Island 17 kmNE
- Inishturk Island 15 kmW
- Crump Island Island 16 kmSW
25–60 km827 places
- Gorumna Island Island 56 kmS
- Dooniver Strand Beach 28 kmN
- White Strand Beach 36 kmS
- Turbot Island Island 32 kmSW
60–100 km514 places
- Inisheer Island 81 kmS
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 95 kmNE
- Pig Island Island 66 kmN
- Mutton Island Island 78 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Emlagh Village, County Mayo0.5 km E
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Roonah Quay Village, County Mayo1.2 km N
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Louisburgh Village, County Mayo5.6 km E
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Cloonlaur Village, County Mayo3.7 km S
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Killeen Village, County Mayo4.1 km S
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Aillemore Village, County Mayo4.8 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lough Doo Lake, County Mayo0.6 km N
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Lough Cahasy Lake, County Mayo1.2 km S
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Carrownisky Beach Beach, County Mayo1.8 km S
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Roonah Lough Lake, County Mayo2.8 km S
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Carrowmore Hill Mountain, County Mayo3.4 km NE
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Cross Lough Lake, County Mayo4.6 km S
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Carrownisky River River, County Mayo3.1 km S
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Devlin Hill Mountain, County Mayo6 km S
Sources & licences
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