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Lough Cuagh

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°09′24″ N 9°23′39″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Cuagh Lough Cuagh
Location in Ireland
Elevation
67 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockananny
1 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 Knock47 km
CFN Donegal Airport120 km

About Lough Cuagh

Lough Cuagh is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 67 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (47 km). Nearby sights include Lough Naweela and Doobehy Lough.

Climate of Lough Cuagh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (150 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 Cuagh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)141911057381747496117140150143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Cuagh

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 174 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 47 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 120 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 165 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 174 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 227 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 231 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 259 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 380 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Cuagh

Within 100 km: 167 historic and cultural sites, 553 natural sites, 1,228 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Illanmaster Island 25 kmNW
  • Horse Island Island 21 kmNW
  • Annagh Island Island 14 kmSE
  • Castle Island Island 12 kmSE

25–60 km744 places

  • Inishlyre Island 41 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 39 kmSW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 53 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 45 kmE

60–100 km1,025 places

  • White Strand Beach 91 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 95 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 88 kmSW
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 67 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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