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Drumalough

Located in County Roscommon, Connacht Coordinates: 53°47′25″ N 8°33′27″ W

Map showing the location of Drumalough Drumalough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
85 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Drumalough
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 Knock22 km
SNN Shannon Airport124 km

About Drumalough

Drumalough is a lake. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. Elevation: 85 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (22 km). Nearby sights include Lough Glinn and Druminagh Wood.

Climate of Drumalough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (151 mm)
Driest month
April (79 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 Drumalough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)15111011779838180108117147148145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Drumalough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 22 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 125 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 22 kmnorthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 124 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 140 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 125 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 161 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 194 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 211 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 360 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Drumalough

Within 100 km: 239 historic and cultural sites, 621 natural sites, 1,538 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km96 places

  • Inch Island Island 20 kmNE
  • Derrymore Island Island 19 kmNE
  • Eagle Island Island 21 kmN
  • Crow Island Island 20 kmN

25–60 km691 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 54 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 54 kmN
  • Inchmore Island 52 kmSE
  • Inchiquin Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km1,611 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 95 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 72 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 94 kmW
  • Inishteige Island 71 kmNE

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