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Lough Doo

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°53′02″ N 8°53′33″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Doo Lough Doo
Location in Ireland
Elevation
99 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilkelly
2.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock6 km
SNN Shannon Airport132 km

About Lough Doo

Lough Doo is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 99 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (6 km). Nearby sights include Middle Lough and Lough Nambrackkeagh.

Climate of Lough Doo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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°8°9°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)132951076877737094105133135135

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Doo

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 6 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 137 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 6 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 132 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 134 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 137 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 185 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 209 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 223 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: 217 historic and cultural sites, 650 natural sites, 1,518 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Cliff Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Castle Island Island 14 kmNW
  • Walshpool Lough Lake 21 kmSW
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 10 kmE

25–60 km781 places

  • Inishlyre Island 50 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 47 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 44 kmN
  • Island More Island 51 kmW

60–100 km1,393 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 87 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 70 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 92 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 78 kmNE

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