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Lough Doo

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°02′54″ N 9°05′51″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Doo Lough Doo
Location in Ireland
Elevation
28 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Attymass
1 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 Knock24 km
CFN Donegal Airport121 km

About Lough Doo

Lough Doo is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 28 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (24 km). Nearby sights include Ballycong Lough and Ballymore Lough.

Climate of Lough Doo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (128 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)11979956475706787102123128127

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

How to get to Lough Doo

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 24 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 157 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 24 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 121 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 150 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 157 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 204 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 215 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 243 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 370 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Doo

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 621 natural sites, 1,418 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km229 places

  • Annagh Island Island 10 kmW
  • Castle Island Island 13 kmW
  • Roe Island Island 12 kmW
  • Cragh Islands Island 12 kmW

25–60 km787 places

  • Inishlyre Island 45 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 40 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 34 kmNE

60–100 km1,216 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 96 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 93 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 80 kmNE
  • Turbot Island Island 92 kmSW

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