- Elevation
- 155 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock69 km
- SNN Shannon Airport149 km
About Lough Gall
Lough Gall is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 155 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (69 km). Nearby sights include Lough Cullydoo and Loughaun.
Climate of Lough Gall
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (145 mm)
- Driest month
- April (69 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 145 | 96 | 107 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 103 | 118 | 144 | 143 | 142 |
How to get to Lough Gall
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 69 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 163 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 69 kmeast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 149 kmsoutheast
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 160 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 163 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 244 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 248 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 268 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Gall
Within 100 km: 148 historic and cultural sites, 420 natural sites, 1,008 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km298 places
- Inishlyre Island 18 kmSE
- Dooniver Strand Beach 10 kmNW
- Island More Island 16 kmSE
- Inishbiggle Island 9 kmN
25–60 km678 places
- White Strand Beach 55 kmS
- Turbot Island Island 50 kmS
- Pig Island Island 47 kmN
- Omey Island Island 47 kmSW
60–100 km600 places
- Gorumna Island Island 74 kmS
- Inisheer Island 99 kmS
- Strandhill Beach Beach 91 kmNE
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 84 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Pollranny Sweeny Village, County Mayo1.9 km NW
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Achill Sound Village, County Mayo4.6 km W -
Mulranny Village, County Mayo6.2 km E -
Achill Village, County Mayo3.2 km NW
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Tanregee Village, County Mayo3.4 km N
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Owenduff Village, County Mayo4 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lough Cullydoo Lake, County Mayo1.6 km SE
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Loughaun Lake, County Mayo1.8 km SW
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Corraun Hill East Top Mountain, County Mayo2.2 km S
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Corraun Hill Mountain, County Mayo2.8 km SW
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Cnoc Leitreach Mountain, County Mayo2.5 km NE
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Lough Gall Lake, County Mayo3.7 km NE
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Illancroagh Island, County Mayo4.8 km N
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Ard Loughs Lake, County Mayo4.5 km S
Sources & licences
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