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Lough Skahaghadrantan

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°54′57″ N 9°35′11″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Skahaghadrantan Lough Skahaghadrantan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Furnace
1.4 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 Knock51 km
SNN Shannon Airport142 km

About Lough Skahaghadrantan

Lough Skahaghadrantan is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 5 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (51 km). Nearby sights include Lough Pollagowly and Lough Navroony.

Climate of Lough Skahaghadrantan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (150 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Skahaghadrantan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Skahaghadrantan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 51 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 153 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 51 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 142 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 149 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 153 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 230 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 237 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 250 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Skahaghadrantan

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 490 natural sites, 1,115 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km371 places

  • Inishlyre Island 12 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 25 kmNW
  • Island More Island 11 kmSW
  • Inishbiggle Island 23 kmNW

25–60 km724 places

  • Turbot Island Island 59 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 47 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Kid Island Island 49 kmN

60–100 km691 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 73 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 96 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 75 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 61 kmSW

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