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Lough Darrdun

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°52′28″ N 9°25′10″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Darrdun Lough Darrdun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
63 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ranaghy
1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock40 km
SNN Shannon Airport135 km

About Lough Darrdun

Lough Darrdun is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 63 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (40 km). Nearby sights include Gibson’s Lough and Derrartan Lough.

Climate of Lough Darrdun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · 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 Darrdun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)142931087380747598116140148143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Darrdun

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 40 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 145 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 40 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 135 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 148 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 145 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 218 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 229 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 242 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 399 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Darrdun

Within 100 km: 190 historic and cultural sites, 527 natural sites, 1,203 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km378 places

  • Inishlyre Island 16 kmSW
  • Island More Island 17 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 24 kmNE
  • Inishgowla Island 16 kmW

25–60 km770 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 37 kmNW
  • Pig Island Island 55 kmN
  • Kid Island Island 58 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 49 kmW

60–100 km772 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 70 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 91 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 69 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 64 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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