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Lough Mallard

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°51′16″ N 9°20′21″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Mallard Lough Mallard
Location in Ireland
Elevation
30 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Castlebar
2.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock35 km
SNN Shannon Airport131 km

About Lough Mallard

Lough Mallard is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 30 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (35 km). Nearby sights include Cock Island and Lannagh Lough.

Climate of Lough Mallard

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (148 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Mallard
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)142931087380747598116140148143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Mallard

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 35 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 141 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 35 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 131 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 147 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 141 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 213 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 225 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 237 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 396 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Mallard

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 542 natural sites, 1,259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km364 places

  • Inishlyre Island 21 kmW
  • Island More Island 22 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 25 kmN
  • Inishgowla Island 21 kmW

25–60 km765 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 42 kmNW
  • Pig Island Island 59 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 54 kmW
  • Inishbiggle Island 40 kmNW

60–100 km865 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 70 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 90 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 67 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 66 kmSW

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