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Loughaun

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

Map showing the location of Loughaun Loughaun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
127 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Achill Sound
3.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock71 km
SNN Shannon Airport149 km

About Loughaun

Loughaun is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 127 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (71 km). Nearby sights include Corraun Hill and Lough Gall.

Climate of Loughaun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (145 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Loughaun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1459610769747579103118144143142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loughaun

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 71 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 162 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 71 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 149 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 161 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 162 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 243 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 250 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 270 kmeast

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

Day trips from Loughaun

Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 415 natural sites, 1,003 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km279 places

  • Inishlyre Island 19 kmSE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 11 kmN
  • Island More Island 17 kmSE
  • Inishbiggle Island 9 kmN

25–60 km702 places

  • White Strand Beach 53 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 48 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 48 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 46 kmSW

60–100 km579 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 73 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 98 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 93 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 86 kmNE

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