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Costre Lough

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 53°58′21″ N 8°00′50″ W

Map showing the location of Costre Lough Costre Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
72 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carrick on Shannon
5.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock53 km
CFN Donegal Airport121 km

About Costre Lough

Costre Lough is a lake. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 72 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (53 km). Nearby sights include Effrinagh Lough and Kilmaddaroe Lough.

Climate of Costre Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (126 mm)
Driest month
May (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 Costre Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)126100105747077789898123123122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Costre Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 53 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 137 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 53 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 121 kmnorth
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 131 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 137 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 151 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 153 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 233 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 320 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Costre Lough

Within 100 km: 261 historic and cultural sites, 493 natural sites, 1,283 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 15 kmW
  • Bullock Island Island 15 kmW
  • Stag Island Island 17 kmW
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 11 kmN

25–60 km644 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 51 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 57 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 40 kmN
  • Inchmore Island 34 kmSE

60–100 km1,233 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 95 kmE
  • Station Island Island 71 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 93 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 67 kmS

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