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Lake

Lough Nacorra

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°44′00″ N 9°39′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Nacorra Lough Nacorra
Location in Ireland
Elevation
183 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Murrisk
5.2 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 Knock58 km
SNN Shannon Airport125 km

About Lough Nacorra

Lough Nacorra is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 183 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (58 km). Nearby sights include Croagh Patrick and Oughty Hill.

Climate of Lough Nacorra

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (145 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 Nacorra
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Nacorra

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 58 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 137 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 58 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 125 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 169 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 137 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 219 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 230 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 262 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Nacorra

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 471 natural sites, 1,116 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km313 places

  • Inishlyre Island 9 kmN
  • Island More Island 11 kmN
  • Clare Island Island 24 kmW
  • Achillbeg Island Island 25 kmNW

25–60 km878 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 52 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 35 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 42 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 42 kmSW

60–100 km573 places

  • Inisheer Island 76 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 91 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 84 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 67 kmN

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