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Saleen Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°50′43″ N 9°17′40″ W

Map showing the location of Saleen Lough Saleen Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
33 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Castlebar
0.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock32 km
SNN Shannon Airport130 km

About Saleen Lough

Saleen Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 33 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (32 km). Nearby sights include Mayo Memorial Peace Park and Cloondeash Lough.

Climate of Saleen Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Saleen Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12886996775696991105128135131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Saleen Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 32 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 139 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 32 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 130 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 147 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 139 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 210 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 224 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 235 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 394 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Saleen Lough

Within 100 km: 197 historic and cultural sites, 547 natural sites, 1,299 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km351 places

  • Inishlyre Island 24 kmW
  • Island More Island 25 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 25 kmN
  • Inishgowla Island 24 kmW

25–60 km773 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 46 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 60 kmNE
  • Inishturk Island 56 kmW
  • Inishbiggle Island 43 kmNW

60–100 km919 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 70 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 89 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 65 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 68 kmSW

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