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Lough Caheer

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°47′23″ N 8°45′34″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Caheer Lough Caheer
Location in Ireland
Elevation
78 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballyhaunis
2.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock14 km
SNN Shannon Airport122 km

About Lough Caheer

Lough Caheer is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 78 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (14 km). Nearby sights include Annagh Loughs and Cave Bridge.

Climate of Lough Caheer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (142 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Caheer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)14210411174807675102110140142138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Caheer

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 14 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 126 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 14 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 122 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 142 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 126 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 174 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 206 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 211 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 370 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Caheer

Within 100 km: 229 historic and cultural sites, 642 natural sites, 1,556 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km110 places

  • Urlaur Lough Lake 7 kmN
  • Lough Roe Lake 7 kmN
  • Kilfree O’Flynn Lake 9 kmE
  • Lough Nanoge Lake 8 kmN

25–60 km810 places

  • Inishlyre Island 59 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 54 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 53 kmN
  • Island More Island 60 kmW

60–100 km1,507 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 85 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 96 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 81 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 95 kmSW

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