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Shammer Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°53′08″ N 8°50′58″ W

Map showing the location of Shammer Lough Shammer Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
116 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilkelly
1.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock3 km
SNN Shannon Airport132 km

About Shammer Lough

Shammer Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 116 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (3 km). Nearby sights include Loughanhoera and Lough Nadramina.

Climate of Shammer 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 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Shammer Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°11°14°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)132951076877737094105133135135

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shammer Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 3 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 137 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 3 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 132 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 133 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 137 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 183 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 206 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 223 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 368 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Shammer Lough

Within 100 km: 216 historic and cultural sites, 652 natural sites, 1,537 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km196 places

  • Castle Island Island 17 kmW
  • Walshpool Lough Lake 24 kmSW
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 7 kmSE
  • Lough Talt Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km783 places

  • Inishlyre Island 53 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 46 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 43 kmN
  • Island More Island 54 kmW

60–100 km1,426 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 88 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 72 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 94 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 76 kmNE

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