- Elevation
- 14 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock22 km
- SNN Shannon Airport136 km
About Lough Roo
Lough Roo is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 14 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (22 km). Nearby sights include Richards Lough and Lough Hemush.
Climate of Lough Roo
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 mm)
- Driest month
- April (65 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 123 | 86 | 100 | 65 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 90 | 101 | 126 | 129 | 127 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Lough Roo
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 22 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 144 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 22 kmeast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 136 kmsouth
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 136 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 144 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 203 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 224 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 229 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 382 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Roo
Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 599 natural sites, 1,358 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km276 places
- Annagh Island Island 18 kmN
- Castle Island Island 19 kmNW
- Roe Island Island 19 kmNW
- Cragh Islands Island 18 kmNW
25–60 km766 places
- Inishlyre Island 34 kmW
- Dooniver Strand Beach 52 kmW
- Strandhill Beach Beach 53 kmNE
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 48 kmNE
60–100 km1,118 places
- Gorumna Island Island 81 kmSW
- Inisheer Island 99 kmS
- White Strand Beach 80 kmSW
- Inishteige Island 90 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bellavary Village, County Mayo2.5 km S
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Cloonconlan Village, County Mayo0.2 km E
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Strade Village, County Mayo1.4 km E
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Cashel Village, County Mayo1.2 km W
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Clooncullenbaun Village, County Mayo1.2 km N
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Derryvulcaun Village, County Mayo1.5 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Richards Lough Lake, County Mayo0.4 km E
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Lough Hemush Lake, County Mayo0.6 km NW
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Black Lough Lake, County Mayo0.6 km SW
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Mulroy’s Loughs Lake, County Mayo0.8 km N
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Bob Gay’s Lough Lake, County Mayo1.4 km N
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Burren Hill Mountain, County Mayo4.3 km NE
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Little River River, County Mayo2.1 km SE
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Levallinree Lough Lake, County Mayo3.7 km W
Sources & licences
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