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Lough Mask

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°37′00″ N 9°21′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Mask Lough Mask
Location in Ireland
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Toormakeady
3.9 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 Knock48 km
SNN Shannon Airport106 km

About Lough Mask

Lough Mask is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 17 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (48 km). Nearby sights include Tullymorehill and Partry Mountains.

Climate of Lough Mask

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (140 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).

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Climate of Lough Mask
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)136911027080727699114136140138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Mask

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 117 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 48 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 106 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 160 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 117 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 200 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 208 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 249 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Mask

Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 534 natural sites, 1,333 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km158 places

  • Inchiquin Island 18 kmS
  • Hare Island Island 16 kmS
  • Roeillan Island 25 kmNW
  • Illanroe Island 25 kmNW

25–60 km1,053 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 45 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 30 kmNW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 58 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 51 kmW

60–100 km857 places

  • Inisheer Island 63 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 97 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 88 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 83 kmNE

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