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Lough Fadda

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°54′06″ N 9°14′33″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Fadda Lough Fadda
Location in Ireland
Elevation
50 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Turlough
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 Knock28 km
SNN Shannon Airport135 km

About Lough Fadda

Lough Fadda is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (28 km). Nearby sights include Lough Doovoga and Ross Lough.

Climate of Lough Fadda

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 (67 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°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)12886996775696991105128135131

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), 28 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 144 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 28 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 135 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 140 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 144 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 208 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 229 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 230 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 387 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Fadda

Within 100 km: 197 historic and cultural sites, 578 natural sites, 1,316 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km321 places

  • Annagh Island Island 18 kmN
  • Inishturk Island 25 kmW
  • Castle Island Island 19 kmN
  • Roe Island Island 18 kmN

25–60 km743 places

  • Inishlyre Island 28 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 47 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 58 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 53 kmNE

60–100 km1,027 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 77 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 96 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 75 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 96 kmNE

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