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Lough Glenawough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°39′00″ N 9°31′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Glenawough Lough Glenawough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
319 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Derrinkee
3.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock54 km
SNN Shannon Airport113 km

About Lough Glenawough

Lough Glenawough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 319 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (54 km). Nearby sights include Partry Mountains and Barnahowna.

Climate of Lough Glenawough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (161 mm)
Driest month
April (83 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 Glenawough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)16010612183938589113134157161159

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lough Glenawough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 54 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 125 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 54 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 113 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 163 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 125 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 207 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 220 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 257 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Glenawough

Within 100 km: 188 historic and cultural sites, 500 natural sites, 1,205 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km237 places

  • Inishlyre Island 21 kmNW
  • Island More Island 23 kmNW
  • Hare Island Island 19 kmS
  • Inishgowla Island 25 kmN

25–60 km962 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 44 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 48 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 43 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 45 kmW

60–100 km694 places

  • Inisheer Island 66 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 100 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 91 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 86 kmNE

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