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Lough Tap

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 53°54′00″ N 7°59′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Tap Lough Tap
Location in Ireland
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aghamore
1.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock55 km
DUB Dublin Airport125 km

About Lough Tap

Lough Tap is a lake. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 36 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (55 km). Nearby sights include Lough Boderg and Tagsh.

Climate of Lough Tap

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 110 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (113 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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 Tap
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°5°7°10°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1138992686472719086109110110

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

How to get to Lough Tap

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 131 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 55 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 125 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 129 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 131 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 144 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 155 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 225 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 324 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Tap

Within 100 km: 287 historic and cultural sites, 462 natural sites, 1,250 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km128 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Bullock Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Stag Island Island 22 kmNW
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 20 kmN

25–60 km648 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 58 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 48 kmN
  • Long Island Island 59 kmS
  • Inchmore Island 29 kmE

60–100 km1,223 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 90 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 64 kmNW
  • Station Island Island 79 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 74 kmNW

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