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Loughaniggaun

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°46′26″ N 9°21′23″ W

Map showing the location of Loughaniggaun Loughaniggaun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
47 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bellaburke
1 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 Knock39 km
SNN Shannon Airport123 km

About Loughaniggaun

Loughaniggaun is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 47 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (39 km). Nearby sights include Lough Brennan and Lough Kin.

Climate of Loughaniggaun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (141 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Loughaniggaun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)137911037078717497113136141138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loughaniggaun

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 39 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 133 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 39 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 123 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 156 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 133 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 212 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 217 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 242 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loughaniggaun

Within 100 km: 200 historic and cultural sites, 531 natural sites, 1,260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km312 places

  • Inishlyre Island 20 kmW
  • Island More Island 21 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 22 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km922 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 46 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 60 kmSW
  • Omey Island Island 60 kmSW
  • Inishturk Island 50 kmW

60–100 km757 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 61 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 81 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 74 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 68 kmNE

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