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Westport House Lough

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°48′04″ N 9°32′24″ W

Map showing the location of Westport House Lough Westport House Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Westport
1.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock49 km
SNN Shannon Airport129 km

About Westport House Lough

Westport House Lough is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (49 km). Nearby sights include Ringlass and Inishweela.

Climate of Westport House Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Westport House Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Westport House Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 140 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 49 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 129 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 159 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 140 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 224 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 224 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmeast

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

Day trips from Westport House Lough

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 502 natural sites, 1,147 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km353 places

  • Inishlyre Island 7 kmW
  • Island More Island 9 kmNW
  • Inishgowla Island 10 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 8 kmNW

25–60 km895 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 34 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 53 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Omey Island Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km588 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 61 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 83 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 80 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 74 kmNE

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