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Roonah Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°43′28″ N 9°53′23″ W

Map showing the location of Roonah Lough Roonah Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cloonlaur
0.9 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 Knock74 km
SNN Shannon Airport131 km

About Roonah Lough

Roonah Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (74 km). Nearby sights include Carrownisky Beach and Lough Cahasy.

Climate of Roonah Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (139 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Roonah Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°16°18°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13989986272717798115134136136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Roonah Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 145 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 74 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 131 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 174 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 145 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 225 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 245 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 277 kmeast

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

Day trips from Roonah Lough

Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 436 natural sites, 1,001 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km243 places

  • Inishlyre Island 19 kmNE
  • Island More Island 19 kmNE
  • Inishturk Island 15 kmW
  • Inishbofin Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km823 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 53 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 31 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 33 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 30 kmSW

60–100 km516 places

  • Inisheer Island 78 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 97 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 69 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 76 kmSE

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