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Lough Brennan

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°46′12″ N 9°23′22″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Brennan Lough Brennan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
57 m
above sea level
Nearest town
The Triangle
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 Knock41 km
SNN Shannon Airport123 km

About Lough Brennan

Lough Brennan is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 57 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (41 km). Nearby sights include Lough Kin and Aille Lough.

Climate of Lough Brennan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (141 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Brennan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)137911037078717497113136141138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Brennan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 41 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 133 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 41 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 123 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 157 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 133 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 214 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 217 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 244 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Brennan

Within 100 km: 197 historic and cultural sites, 525 natural sites, 1,243 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km314 places

  • Inishlyre Island 18 kmW
  • Island More Island 20 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 20 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 17 kmNW

25–60 km931 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 60 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 44 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 58 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km720 places

  • Inisheer Island 80 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 76 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 70 kmNE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 63 kmSW

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