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Lake

Loughanboy

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°47′04″ N 8°41′40″ W

Map showing the location of Loughanboy Loughanboy
Location in Ireland
Elevation
90 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Derrylahan
0.6 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock16 km
SNN Shannon Airport121 km

About Loughanboy

Loughanboy is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 90 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (16 km). Nearby sights include Loughannaganny and Loughanshoheen.

Climate of Loughanboy

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (142 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 Loughanboy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)14210411174807675102110140142138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loughanboy

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 16 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 125 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 16 kmnorthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 121 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 142 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 125 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 170 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 202 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 210 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 367 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loughanboy

Within 100 km: 232 historic and cultural sites, 640 natural sites, 1,567 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km104 places

  • Derrymore Island Island 25 kmNE
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 8 kmNW
  • Lough Roe Lake 9 kmNW
  • Kilfree O’Flynn Lake 4 kmSE

25–60 km743 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 54 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 54 kmN
  • Inchmore Island 59 kmSE
  • Inchiquin Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km1,592 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 87 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 98 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 63 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 85 kmW

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