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Loughanshoheen

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°48′01″ N 8°44′01″ W

Map showing the location of Loughanshoheen Loughanshoheen
Location in Ireland
Elevation
81 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tawnaghmore
0.7 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 Knock13 km
SNN Shannon Airport123 km

About Loughanshoheen

Loughanshoheen is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 81 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (13 km). Nearby sights include Loughannamona and Loughannaganny.

Climate of Loughanshoheen

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 Loughanshoheen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)14210411174807675102110140142138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loughanshoheen

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 127 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 13 kmnorthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 123 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 141 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 127 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 173 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 204 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 212 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 368 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loughanshoheen

Within 100 km: 225 historic and cultural sites, 641 natural sites, 1,551 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km114 places

  • Urlaur Lough Lake 6 kmN
  • Lough Roe Lake 7 kmNW
  • Kilfree O’Flynn Lake 8 kmSE
  • Lough Nanoge Lake 7 kmN

25–60 km796 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 53 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 52 kmN
  • Inchiquin Island 50 kmSW
  • Inchcleraun Island 54 kmSE

60–100 km1,507 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 87 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 98 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 60 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 82 kmW

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