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Lough Cahasy

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°44′20″ N 9°53′13″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Cahasy Lough Cahasy
Location in Ireland
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Emlagh
1.3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock73 km
SNN Shannon Airport132 km

About Lough Cahasy

Lough Cahasy is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 6 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (73 km). Nearby sights include Carrownisky Beach and Lough Baun.

Climate of Lough Cahasy

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Lough Cahasy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)13989986272717798115134136136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Cahasy

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 73 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 146 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 73 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 132 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 175 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 226 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 245 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 276 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Cahasy

Within 100 km: 146 historic and cultural sites, 434 natural sites, 1,001 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km241 places

  • Inishlyre Island 18 kmNE
  • Island More Island 18 kmNE
  • Inishturk Island 15 kmW
  • Crump Island Island 15 kmSW

25–60 km827 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 55 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 29 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 35 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 32 kmSW

60–100 km513 places

  • Inisheer Island 80 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 96 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 67 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 77 kmSE

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