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Lough Gall

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°04′00″ N 9°34′33″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Gall Lough Gall
Location in Ireland
Elevation
104 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Altnabrocky
1.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock53 km
CFN Donegal Airport135 km

About Lough Gall

Lough Gall is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 104 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (53 km). Nearby sights include Lough Nabrock and Lough Keeran.

Climate of Lough Gall

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (158 mm)
Driest month
April (79 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 Gall
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15310011479857979103125151158152

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Gall

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 168 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 53 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 135 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 158 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 168 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 234 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 245 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 252 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 395 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Gall

Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 509 natural sites, 1,131 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km292 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 25 kmW
  • Inishbiggle Island 23 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 22 kmE
  • Annagh Island Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km622 places

  • Inishlyre Island 28 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 59 kmE
  • Pig Island Island 31 kmN
  • Kid Island Island 35 kmNW

60–100 km898 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 90 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 67 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 77 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 73 kmSW

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