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Lough Nalaghan

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°01′52″ N 9°33′20″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Nalaghan Lough Nalaghan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
173 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Letterask
1.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock50 km
CFN Donegal Airport137 km

About Lough Nalaghan

Lough Nalaghan is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 173 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (50 km). Nearby sights include Leitir Treasc and Lough Namara.

Climate of Lough Nalaghan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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 Nalaghan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°11°14°15°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)15310011479857979103125151158152

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lough Nalaghan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 50 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 164 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 50 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 137 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 154 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 164 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 232 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 244 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 248 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 396 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Nalaghan

Within 100 km: 175 historic and cultural sites, 505 natural sites, 1,146 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km320 places

  • Inishlyre Island 25 kmS
  • Island More Island 23 kmS
  • Inishbiggle Island 23 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 21 kmE

25–60 km637 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 25 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 60 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 35 kmN
  • Kid Island Island 39 kmNW

60–100 km869 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 86 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 67 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 74 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 71 kmSW

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