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Lough Conway

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 54°00′58″ N 7°59′45″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Conway Lough Conway
Location in Ireland
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aghakilmore
0.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock55 km
CFN Donegal Airport117 km

About Lough Conway

Lough Conway 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 (55 km). Nearby sights include Carrickaport Lough and Sheemore.

Climate of Lough Conway

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 Lough Conway
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 Lough Conway

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 55 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 55 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 117 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 126 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 138 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 149 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 156 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 238 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 316 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Conway

Within 100 km: 253 historic and cultural sites, 516 natural sites, 1,273 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km189 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 16 kmW
  • Bullock Island Island 16 kmW
  • Stag Island Island 18 kmW
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 7 kmNW

25–60 km629 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 49 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 55 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 35 kmN
  • Inchmore Island 36 kmSE

60–100 km1,224 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 95 kmSE
  • Station Island Island 66 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 90 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 72 kmS

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