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Lough Doo

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°56′40″ N 9°37′09″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Doo Lough Doo
Location in Ireland
Elevation
256 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Srahmore
3.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock53 km
SNN Shannon Airport146 km

About Lough Doo

Lough Doo is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 256 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (53 km). Nearby sights include Bengorm and Bengorm NW Top.

Climate of Lough Doo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (150 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Doo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lough Doo

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 157 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 53 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 146 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 148 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 157 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 233 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 240 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 251 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Doo

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 489 natural sites, 1,105 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km360 places

  • Inishlyre Island 14 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 22 kmW
  • Island More Island 13 kmS
  • Inishbiggle Island 20 kmW

25–60 km683 places

  • Pig Island Island 44 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 58 kmSW
  • Kid Island Island 46 kmN
  • Inishturk Island 42 kmSW

60–100 km728 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 76 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 99 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 75 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 63 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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