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Lough Fadda

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°54′42″ N 9°36′08″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Fadda Lough Fadda
Location in Ireland
Elevation
21 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Derradda
0.9 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 Knock52 km
SNN Shannon Airport142 km

About Lough Fadda

Lough Fadda is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 21 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (52 km). Nearby sights include Doontrusk Lough and Lough Ellinore.

Climate of Lough Fadda

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
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 Fadda
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Fadda

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 52 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 153 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 52 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 142 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 150 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 153 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 231 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 237 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 251 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Fadda

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 485 natural sites, 1,107 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km360 places

  • Inishlyre Island 11 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 24 kmNW
  • Island More Island 10 kmSW
  • Inishbiggle Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km736 places

  • Turbot Island Island 58 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 47 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 56 kmSW
  • Kid Island Island 49 kmN

60–100 km677 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 72 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 95 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 76 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 61 kmSW

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