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Village

Loughtown

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 53°58′09″ N 7°57′43″ W

Map showing the location of Loughtown Loughtown
Location in Ireland
Elevation
74 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock57 km
CFN Donegal Airport122 km

About Loughtown

Loughtown is a village. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 74 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (57 km). Nearby sights include Loughtown Lough and Tagsh.

Climate of Loughtown

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 Loughtown
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1138992686472719086109110110

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

How to get to Loughtown

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 57 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 134 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 57 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 122 kmnorth
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 127 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 134 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 150 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 152 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 233 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 318 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loughtown

Within 100 km: 268 historic and cultural sites, 489 natural sites, 1,251 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km170 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 18 kmW
  • Bullock Island Island 18 kmW
  • Stag Island Island 21 kmW
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 13 kmNW

25–60 km614 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 54 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 40 kmN
  • Inchmore Island 31 kmSE
  • Inchmore Island 52 kmS

60–100 km1,224 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 91 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 60 kmNW
  • Station Island Island 71 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 96 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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