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Lough Namara

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°01′59″ N 9°34′20″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Namara Lough Namara
Location in Ireland
Elevation
128 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Letterask
1.5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock51 km
CFN Donegal Airport138 km

About Lough Namara

Lough Namara is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 128 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (51 km). Nearby sights include Leitir Treasc and Lough Nalaghan.

Climate of Lough Namara

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 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 Namara
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)15310011479857979103125151158152

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Namara

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 51 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 165 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 51 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 138 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 154 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 165 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 233 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 245 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 249 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 397 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Namara

Within 100 km: 174 historic and cultural sites, 502 natural sites, 1,134 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km311 places

  • Inishlyre Island 25 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 24 kmW
  • Island More Island 23 kmS
  • Inishbiggle Island 22 kmW

25–60 km634 places

  • Pig Island Island 35 kmN
  • Kid Island Island 38 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 51 kmSW
  • Inishkeeragh Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km865 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 86 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 68 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 73 kmSW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 61 kmNE

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