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Yellow River

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 54°03′00″ N 7°50′00″ W

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Location in Ireland
Elevation
98 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballinamore
2.2 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 Knock66 km
CFN Donegal Airport115 km

About Yellow River

Yellow River is a river. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (66 km). Nearby sights include Georges Lough and Saint Johns Lough.

Climate of Yellow River

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (124 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Yellow River
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1249297697173769798123121119

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

How to get to Yellow River

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 66 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 132 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 66 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 115 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 119 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 132 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 138 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 163 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 243 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 305 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Yellow River

Within 100 km: 256 historic and cultural sites, 549 natural sites, 1,218 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Trinity Island Island 25 kmE
  • Inch Island Island 24 kmE
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 15 kmW
  • Turf Island Island 3 kmW

25–60 km620 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 56 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 32 kmN
  • Inchmore Island 31 kmSE
  • Inchcleraun Island 53 kmS

60–100 km1,192 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 88 kmSE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 63 kmNW
  • Station Island Island 62 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 94 kmNW

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