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Prospect Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°46′29″ N 9°35′18″ W

Map showing the location of Prospect Lough Prospect Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
14 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Prospect
0.4 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 Knock53 km
SNN Shannon Airport127 km

About Prospect Lough

Prospect Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 14 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (53 km). Nearby sights include Killadangan Lough and Illanakishta.

Climate of Prospect Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (145 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 Prospect Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Prospect Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 139 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 53 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 127 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 163 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 139 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 222 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 227 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 256 kmeast

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

Day trips from Prospect Lough

Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 484 natural sites, 1,131 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km333 places

  • Inishlyre Island 6 kmNW
  • Island More Island 8 kmNW
  • Inishgowla Island 10 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 9 kmN

25–60 km912 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 57 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 34 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 49 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 48 kmSW

60–100 km552 places

  • Inisheer Island 80 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 85 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 78 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 63 kmN

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