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Scardaun Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°02′16″ N 9°38′22″ W

Map showing the location of Scardaun Lough Scardaun Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
270 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Owenduff
3.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock56 km
CFN Donegal Airport140 km

About Scardaun Lough

Scardaun Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 270 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (56 km). Nearby sights include Corslieve and Neifinn Bheag.

Climate of Scardaun Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (158 mm)
Driest month
April (79 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 Scardaun Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)15310011479857979103125151158152

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Scardaun Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 56 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 167 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 56 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 140 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 156 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 167 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 237 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 250 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 251 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Scardaun Lough

Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 485 natural sites, 1,088 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km304 places

  • Inishlyre Island 25 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 20 kmW
  • Island More Island 23 kmS
  • Inishbiggle Island 18 kmW

25–60 km623 places

  • Pig Island Island 33 kmN
  • Kid Island Island 35 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 48 kmSW
  • Inishkeeragh Island 37 kmNW

60–100 km816 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 86 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 72 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 72 kmSW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 65 kmNE

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