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Lough Rusheen

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°53′18″ N 9°19′07″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Rusheen Lough Rusheen
Location in Ireland
Elevation
107 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sarnaght
0.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock33 km
SNN Shannon Airport135 km

About Lough Rusheen

Lough Rusheen is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 107 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (33 km). Nearby sights include Castlebar Reservoir and Knockrappalaghaun.

Climate of Lough Rusheen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Rusheen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)12886996775696991105128135131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Rusheen

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 33 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 33 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 135 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 143 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 144 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 212 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 229 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 235 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 392 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Rusheen

Within 100 km: 194 historic and cultural sites, 554 natural sites, 1,275 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km379 places

  • Inishlyre Island 23 kmW
  • Island More Island 24 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 21 kmN
  • Inishgowla Island 23 kmW

25–60 km725 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 42 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 57 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 56 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 56 kmW

60–100 km919 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 74 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 93 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 63 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 70 kmSW

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