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Lake

Lough Stirkeen

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°54′35″ N 9°36′44″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Stirkeen Lough Stirkeen
Location in Ireland
Elevation
20 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Derrycooldrim
0.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock52 km
SNN Shannon Airport142 km

About Lough Stirkeen

Lough Stirkeen is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 20 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (52 km). Nearby sights include Doontrusk Lough and Lough Fadda.

Climate of Lough Stirkeen

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 Stirkeen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°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 Stirkeen

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 52 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 52 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 142 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 151 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 153 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 232 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 237 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Stirkeen

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 482 natural sites, 1,101 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km359 places

  • Inishlyre Island 11 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 24 kmNW
  • Island More Island 9 kmSW
  • Inishbiggle Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km740 places

  • White Strand Beach 60 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 58 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 48 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km665 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 72 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 95 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 77 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 70 kmNE

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