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Castlefore Lough

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 54°01′25″ N 7°54′38″ W

Map showing the location of Castlefore Lough Castlefore Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
60 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Castlefore
0.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock61 km
CFN Donegal Airport117 km

About Castlefore Lough

Castlefore Lough is a lake. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 60 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (61 km). Nearby sights include Keshcarrigan Lough and Lough Nacarriga.

Climate of Castlefore 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 Castlefore 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 Castlefore Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 61 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 134 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 61 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 117 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 123 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 134 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 144 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 159 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 240 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 311 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Castlefore Lough

Within 100 km: 258 historic and cultural sites, 522 natural sites, 1,239 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km189 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 22 kmW
  • Bullock Island Island 21 kmW
  • Stag Island Island 23 kmW
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km629 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 53 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 60 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 34 kmN
  • Inchmore Island 32 kmSE

60–100 km1,201 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 91 kmSE
  • Station Island Island 65 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 93 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 72 kmS

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