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Ardakillin Lough

Located in County Roscommon, Connacht Coordinates: 53°45′00″ N 8°11′00″ W

Map showing the location of Ardakillin Lough Ardakillin Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
50 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tulsk
5.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock45 km
SNN Shannon Airport127 km

About Ardakillin Lough

Ardakillin Lough is a lake. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (45 km). Nearby sights include Fin Lough and Annaghmore Lough.

Climate of Ardakillin Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 131 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (136 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 Ardakillin Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°19°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)13610510877757979104107131131131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ardakillin Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 45 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 124 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 45 kmnorthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 127 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 132 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 124 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 136 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 175 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 207 kmsouth
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 338 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ardakillin Lough

Within 100 km: 290 historic and cultural sites, 500 natural sites, 1,440 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km41 places

  • Inchcleraun Island 22 kmSE
  • Lough Tap Lake 21 kmNE
  • Shad Lough Lake 6 kmW
  • Lough Ouver Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km635 places

  • Long Island Island 46 kmSE
  • Inchmore Island 41 kmE
  • Inchmore Island 32 kmSE
  • Hare Island Island 36 kmSE

60–100 km1,554 places

  • Inishlyre Island 97 kmW
  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 100 kmE
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 64 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 68 kmNW

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