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Lough Yugan

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 54°09′08″ N 8°01′20″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Yugan Lough Yugan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
45 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fahy
0.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock59 km
CFN Donegal Airport101 km

About Lough Yugan

Lough Yugan is a lake. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 45 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (59 km). Nearby sights include Inishmagrath Island and Yellow River.

Climate of Lough Yugan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (143 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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 Yugan
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°4°
Precipitation (mm)14310911680778387108110139138138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Yugan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 59 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 145 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 59 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 101 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 114 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 145 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 148 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 170 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 253 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 307 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Yugan

Within 100 km: 216 historic and cultural sites, 598 natural sites, 1,310 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km246 places

  • Inishteige Island 20 kmN
  • Drumman’s Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Bullock Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Stag Island Island 22 kmSW

25–60 km639 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 40 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 48 kmW
  • Station Island Island 52 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 52 kmNW

60–100 km1,239 places

  • Rutland Island Island 96 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 77 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 87 kmS
  • Inishkeeragh Island 95 kmN

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