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Carrickaport Lough

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 54°01′49″ N 7°59′06″ W

Map showing the location of Carrickaport Lough Carrickaport Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Drumcong
0.9 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 Knock56 km
CFN Donegal Airport115 km

About Carrickaport Lough

Carrickaport Lough is a lake. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 64 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (56 km). Nearby sights include Lough Conway and Lough Scur.

Climate of Carrickaport Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (151 mm)
Driest month
May (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 Carrickaport Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)15111612185838691112116147146146

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carrickaport Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 56 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 138 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 56 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 115 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 125 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 138 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 148 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 158 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 240 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 314 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carrickaport Lough

Within 100 km: 252 historic and cultural sites, 523 natural sites, 1,263 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km196 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 17 kmW
  • Bullock Island Island 17 kmW
  • Stag Island Island 19 kmW
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 6 kmNW

25–60 km628 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 49 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 55 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 33 kmN
  • Inchmore Island 36 kmSE

60–100 km1,214 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 95 kmSE
  • Station Island Island 65 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 89 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 73 kmS

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