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Lough Keeran

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°03′50″ N 9°33′45″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Keeran Lough Keeran
Location in Ireland
Elevation
108 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Altnabrocky
2.2 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 Knock52 km
CFN Donegal Airport135 km

About Lough Keeran

Lough Keeran is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 108 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (52 km). Nearby sights include Loughdathlee and Lough Gall.

Climate of Lough Keeran

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 17°)
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 Keeran
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°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 Keeran

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 52 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 52 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 135 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 157 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 168 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 233 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 244 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 252 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 394 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Keeran

Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 512 natural sites, 1,143 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km292 places

  • Inishbiggle Island 24 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 21 kmE
  • Annagh Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Inishgowla Island 24 kmS

25–60 km629 places

  • Inishlyre Island 28 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 25 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 59 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 32 kmN

60–100 km906 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 90 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 66 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 77 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 73 kmSW

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