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Lough Nancaneen

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°58′28″ N 9°59′19″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Nancaneen Lough Nancaneen
Location in Ireland
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bunacurry
0.9 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock77 km
SNN Shannon Airport158 km

About Lough Nancaneen

Lough Nancaneen is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 64 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (77 km). Nearby sights include Maumnaman and Achill Island.

Climate of Lough Nancaneen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (145 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Nancaneen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1459610769747579103118144143142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Nancaneen

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 77 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 172 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 77 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 158 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 160 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 172 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 253 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 257 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 273 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Nancaneen

Within 100 km: 126 historic and cultural sites, 396 natural sites, 954 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km172 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 5 kmNE
  • Inishbiggle Island 6 kmE
  • Clare Island Island 19 kmS
  • Annagh Island Island 8 kmE

25–60 km696 places

  • Inishlyre Island 28 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 59 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 54 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 43 kmNE

60–100 km608 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 82 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 96 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 88 kmE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 75 kmS

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