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Lough Coghlan

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°51′09″ N 8°50′24″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Coghlan Lough Coghlan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
91 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilkelly
2.5 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 Knock7 km
SNN Shannon Airport128 km

About Lough Coghlan

Lough Coghlan is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 91 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (7 km). Nearby sights include Lough Caldragh and Drumman Lough.

Climate of Lough Coghlan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Coghlan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)132951076877737094105133135135

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Coghlan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 7 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 133 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 7 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 128 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 137 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 133 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 181 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 207 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 219 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 370 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Coghlan

Within 100 km: 221 historic and cultural sites, 646 natural sites, 1,553 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km173 places

  • Castle Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Walshpool Lough Lake 24 kmW
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 6 kmE
  • Lough Roe Lake 4 kmE

25–60 km810 places

  • Inishlyre Island 53 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 49 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 46 kmN
  • Island More Island 54 kmW

60–100 km1,437 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 86 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 100 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 74 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 93 kmSW

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