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Lough Cullin

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°58′13″ N 9°10′41″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Cullin Lough Cullin
Location in Ireland
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Foxford
4.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock25 km
CFN Donegal Airport131 km

About Lough Cullin

Lough Cullin is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 6 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (25 km). Nearby sights include Illanee and Illanneil.

Climate of Lough Cullin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Cullin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12886996775696991105128135131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Lough Cullin

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 25 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 150 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 25 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 131 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 142 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 150 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 206 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 223 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 235 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 379 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Cullin

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 601 natural sites, 1,357 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km275 places

  • Annagh Island Island 12 kmN
  • Castle Island Island 13 kmNW
  • Roe Island Island 13 kmNW
  • Cragh Islands Island 12 kmNW

25–60 km759 places

  • Inishlyre Island 35 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 50 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 44 kmNE

60–100 km1,119 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 85 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 83 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 89 kmNE
  • Turbot Island Island 83 kmSW

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