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Loughbunnaun

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°47′11″ N 9°08′34″ W

Map showing the location of Loughbunnaun Loughbunnaun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
40 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balla
2.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock25 km
SNN Shannon Airport122 km

About Loughbunnaun

Loughbunnaun is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 40 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (25 km). Nearby sights include Needhams Lough and Curryapheeaghaun Lough.

Climate of Loughbunnaun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (126 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Loughbunnaun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)12491101647366689298125126125

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Loughbunnaun

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 25 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 130 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 25 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 122 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 149 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 130 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 198 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 215 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 229 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 390 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loughbunnaun

Within 100 km: 207 historic and cultural sites, 579 natural sites, 1,389 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km204 places

  • Low Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 25 kmNW
  • Cliff Island Island 23 kmN

25–60 km903 places

  • Inishlyre Island 34 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 57 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 60 kmNE
  • Mutton Island Island 59 kmS

60–100 km1,068 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 68 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 85 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 64 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 72 kmSW

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