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Lough Connor

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°54′12″ N 9°29′41″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Connor Lough Connor
Location in Ireland
Elevation
20 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Letterlough
0.8 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 Knock45 km
SNN Shannon Airport139 km

About Lough Connor

Lough Connor is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 20 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (45 km). Nearby sights include Loughanaloy and Graffy Lough.

Climate of Lough Connor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (148 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Connor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)142931087380747598116140148143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Connor

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 45 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 150 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 45 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 139 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 147 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 150 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 224 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 234 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 245 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Connor

Within 100 km: 188 historic and cultural sites, 511 natural sites, 1,164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

  • Inishlyre Island 14 kmSW
  • Island More Island 14 kmSW
  • Annagh Island Island 25 kmNE
  • Inishgowla Island 12 kmSW

25–60 km727 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 31 kmW
  • Pig Island Island 50 kmN
  • Kid Island Island 53 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 46 kmSW

60–100 km749 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 72 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 94 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 71 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 64 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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