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Lough Avanny

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 54°15′42″ N 8°05′35″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Avanny Lough Avanny
Location in Ireland
Elevation
381 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Briscloonagh
3.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock61 km
CFN Donegal Airport89 km

About Lough Avanny

Lough Avanny is a lake. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 381 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (61 km). Nearby sights include Ballaghbehy Top and Lough Kip.

Climate of Lough Avanny

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 Lough Avanny
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 Lough Avanny

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 146 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 61 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 89 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 106 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 146 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 160 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 181 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 264 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 303 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Avanny

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 640 natural sites, 1,348 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km220 places

  • Inishteige Island 11 kmNE
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 21 kmS
  • Innisfree Island 17 kmW
  • Cottage Island Island 22 kmW

25–60 km770 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 34 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 42 kmW
  • Station Island Island 41 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 42 kmNW

60–100 km1,201 places

  • Umfin Island Island 95 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 83 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 65 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 100 kmS

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