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Doo Lough

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 54°15′36″ N 8°04′23″ W

Map showing the location of Doo Lough Doo Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
372 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dergvone
3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock62 km
CFN Donegal Airport89 km

About Doo Lough

Doo Lough is a lake. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 372 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (62 km). Nearby sights include Ballaghbehy Top and Lough Avanny.

Climate of Doo Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 165 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (169 mm)
Driest month
May (92 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 Doo Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)169127136939294102123133164165165

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Doo Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 62 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 144 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 62 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 89 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 105 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 144 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 158 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 181 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 264 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 302 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Doo Lough

Within 100 km: 207 historic and cultural sites, 642 natural sites, 1,340 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km212 places

  • Inishteige Island 10 kmNE
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 21 kmS
  • Innisfree Island 19 kmW
  • Cottage Island Island 23 kmW

25–60 km765 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 35 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 43 kmW
  • Station Island Island 41 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 43 kmNW

60–100 km1,212 places

  • Umfin Island Island 96 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 84 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 66 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 99 kmS

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