- Elevation
- 51 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock41 km
- SNN Shannon Airport122 km
About Lough Kin
Lough Kin is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 51 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (41 km). Nearby sights include Lough Brennan and Aille Lough.
Climate of Lough Kin
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (141 mm)
- Driest month
- April (70 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° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 137 | 91 | 103 | 70 | 78 | 71 | 74 | 97 | 113 | 136 | 141 | 138 |
How to get to Lough Kin
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 41 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 133 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 41 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 122 kmsouth
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 158 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 133 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 214 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 217 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 245 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Kin
Within 100 km: 196 historic and cultural sites, 526 natural sites, 1,246 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km309 places
- Inishlyre Island 18 kmW
- Island More Island 20 kmNW
- Inishgowla Island 20 kmNW
- Inishturk Island 18 kmNW
25–60 km938 places
- Gorumna Island Island 59 kmS
- Dooniver Strand Beach 45 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 57 kmSW
- Turbot Island Island 58 kmSW
60–100 km721 places
- Inisheer Island 79 kmS
- Strandhill Beach Beach 76 kmNE
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 71 kmNE
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 62 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Aille Village, County Mayo1.4 km NW
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The Triangle Village, County Mayo1.4 km N
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Mahanagh Village, County Mayo1.6 km NW
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Bellaburke Village, County Mayo1.7 km NE
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Balloor West Village, County Mayo1.7 km N
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Killavally Village, County Mayo2.2 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lough Brennan Lake, County Mayo0.7 km N
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Aille Lough Lake, County Mayo1.2 km W
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Loughaniggaun Lake, County Mayo2.6 km NE
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Cashel Turlough Lake, County Mayo3 km N
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Lough Nageltia Lake, County Mayo3.1 km SE
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Derryskall Lough Lake, County Mayo3.5 km N
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Cushin Lough Lake, County Mayo3.6 km NW
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Curnay Lough Lake, County Mayo4.2 km N
Sources & licences
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