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Tawnyard Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°38′00″ N 9°38′00″ W

Map showing the location of Tawnyard Lough Tawnyard Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aasleagh
2.9 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 Knock62 km
SNN Shannon Airport114 km

About Tawnyard Lough

Tawnyard Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 36 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (62 km). Nearby sights include Devilsmother Far North Top and Devilsmother.

Climate of Tawnyard Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (161 mm)
Driest month
April (83 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 Tawnyard Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)16010612183938589113134157161159

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tawnyard Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 62 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 127 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 62 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 114 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 162 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 127 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 208 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 227 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 265 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Tawnyard Lough

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 483 natural sites, 1,145 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km257 places

  • Inishlyre Island 20 kmN
  • Island More Island 22 kmN
  • Hare Island Island 21 kmSE
  • Crump Island Island 24 kmW

25–60 km885 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 41 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 46 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 36 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 37 kmSW

60–100 km651 places

  • Inisheer Island 64 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 98 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 98 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 92 kmNE

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