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Lough Nafaran

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°08′30″ N 9°32′17″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Nafaran Lough Nafaran
Location in Ireland
Elevation
88 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Srahnakilly
2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock54 km
CFN Donegal Airport127 km

About Lough Nafaran

Lough Nafaran is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 88 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (54 km). Nearby sights include Furnought and Swans Lough.

Climate of Lough Nafaran

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 18°)
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 Nafaran
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°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 Nafaran

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 54 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 175 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 54 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 127 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 165 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 175 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 235 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 240 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 260 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 388 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Nafaran

Within 100 km: 163 historic and cultural sites, 518 natural sites, 1,149 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km184 places

  • Pig Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Illanmaster Island 22 kmN
  • Horse Island Island 20 kmN
  • Annagh Island Island 21 kmSE

25–60 km688 places

  • Inishlyre Island 37 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 30 kmSW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 54 kmE
  • Kid Island Island 30 kmNW

60–100 km958 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 98 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 62 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 85 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 82 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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