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Sraheens Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°55′59″ N 9°57′21″ W

Map showing the location of Sraheens Lough Sraheens Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Achill Sound
1.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock75 km
SNN Shannon Airport153 km

About Sraheens Lough

Sraheens Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 22 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (75 km). Nearby sights include Knockmore and Mweelin Lough.

Climate of Sraheens Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (145 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Sraheens Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°16°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)1459610769747579103118144143142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sraheens Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 75 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 75 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 153 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 162 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 167 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 248 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 254 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 273 kmeast

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

Day trips from Sraheens Lough

Within 100 km: 132 historic and cultural sites, 403 natural sites, 971 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km208 places

  • Inishlyre Island 24 kmSE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 8 kmN
  • Island More Island 22 kmSE
  • Inishbiggle Island 8 kmNE

25–60 km709 places

  • White Strand Beach 55 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 50 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 47 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 47 kmS

60–100 km589 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 77 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 96 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 88 kmNE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 70 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Achill Sound Village, County Mayo
    1.2 km SE
  • Salia Village, County Mayo
    2.1 km N
  • Sraheens Village, County Mayo
    1.7 km S
  • Achill Village, County Mayo
    2.7 km E
  • Cashel Village, County Mayo
    2.9 km N
  • Derreen Village, County Mayo
    3.9 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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