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Rinn Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°52′03″ N 8°54′51″ W

Map showing the location of Rinn Lough Rinn Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
66 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rinn
0.7 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock8 km
SNN Shannon Airport130 km

About Rinn Lough

Rinn Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 66 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (8 km). Nearby sights include Drumman Lough and Lough Doo.

Climate of Rinn Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Rinn Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)132951076877737094105133135135

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rinn Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 8 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 135 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 8 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 130 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 136 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 135 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 186 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 211 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 221 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 372 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Rinn Lough

Within 100 km: 218 historic and cultural sites, 639 natural sites, 1,499 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Cliff Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Castle Island Island 14 kmNW
  • Walshpool Lough Lake 19 kmSW
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 11 kmE

25–60 km771 places

  • Inishlyre Island 49 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 49 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 46 kmN
  • Island More Island 50 kmW

60–100 km1,374 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 84 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 99 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 69 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 90 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Rinn Village, County Mayo
    0.7 km E
  • Derrygay Village, County Mayo
    0.7 km S
  • Cuiltybo Village, County Mayo
    0.8 km W
  • Derrybrack Village, County Mayo
    1.1 km SE
  • Derrycashel Village, County Mayo
    1.3 km NE
  • Woods Village, County Mayo
    1.3 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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