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Lough Creive

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°01′46″ N 9°52′34″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Creive Lough Creive
Location in Ireland
Elevation
16 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Drumsleed
0.9 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 Knock71 km
CFN Donegal Airport150 km

About Lough Creive

Lough Creive is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 16 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (71 km). Nearby sights include Gubbiacorraun and Fahy Lough.

Climate of Lough Creive

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (137 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Creive
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)13392996668707297108137135132

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Creive

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 71 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 173 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 71 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 150 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 161 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 173 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 252 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 255 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 265 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Creive

Within 100 km: 136 historic and cultural sites, 407 natural sites, 997 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km256 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 5 kmSW
  • Inishbiggle Island 4 kmSW
  • Annagh Island Island 5 kmS
  • Achill Island Island 11 kmSW

25–60 km617 places

  • Inishlyre Island 28 kmSE
  • Pig Island Island 35 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 58 kmS
  • Kid Island Island 33 kmN

60–100 km667 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 86 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 87 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 67 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 79 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Drumsleed Village, County Mayo
    0.9 km N
  • Dooreel Village, County Mayo
    0.9 km S
  • Tallagh Village, County Mayo
    1.8 km SE
  • Fahy Village, County Mayo
    2.1 km NW
  • Doona Village, County Mayo
    2.1 km N
  • Knockmoyleen Village, County Mayo
    3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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