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Lougherglass

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°16′30″ N 9°36′59″ W

Map showing the location of Lougherglass Lougherglass
Location in Ireland
Elevation
61 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gortleatilla
2.7 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock66 km
CFN Donegal Airport119 km

About Lougherglass

Lougherglass is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 61 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (66 km). Nearby sights include Tawnaghmore and Glinsk.

Climate of Lougherglass

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
April (76 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 Lougherglass
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°11°14°16°17°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1489811176807778101122149155149

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lougherglass

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 66 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 191 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 66 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 119 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 180 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 191 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 242 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 245 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 275 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 385 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lougherglass

Within 100 km: 155 historic and cultural sites, 490 natural sites, 961 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km112 places

  • Pig Island Island 9 kmNW
  • Kid Island Island 17 kmW
  • Illanmaster Island 6 kmN
  • Horse Island Island 6 kmNE

25–60 km624 places

  • Inishlyre Island 51 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 37 kmSW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 58 kmE
  • Island More Island 49 kmS

60–100 km870 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 66 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 97 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 93 kmS
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 67 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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