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Errit Lough

Located in County Roscommon, Connacht Coordinates: 53°49′00″ N 8°42′00″ W

Map showing the location of Errit Lough Errit Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
89 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gortaganny
1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock13 km
SNN Shannon Airport125 km

About Errit Lough

Errit Lough is a lake. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. Elevation: 89 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (13 km). Nearby sights include Loughaniea and Loughannaganny.

Climate of Errit Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (142 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Errit Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)14210411174807675102110140142138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Errit Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 128 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 13 kmnorthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 125 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 139 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 128 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 171 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 201 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 214 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 365 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Errit Lough

Within 100 km: 224 historic and cultural sites, 643 natural sites, 1,544 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km120 places

  • Inch Island Island 23 kmNE
  • Derrymore Island Island 23 kmNE
  • Eagle Island Island 23 kmNE
  • Crow Island Island 23 kmNE

25–60 km763 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 51 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 50 kmN
  • Inchiquin Island 53 kmSW
  • Inchcleraun Island 53 kmSE

60–100 km1,528 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 89 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 63 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 84 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gortaganny Village, County Roscommon
    1 km SE
  • Cloondart Village, County Roscommon
    1.1 km NW
  • Derreenamackaun Village, County Roscommon
    1.5 km SE
  • Errit Village, County Roscommon
    1.5 km N
  • Tully Village, County Roscommon
    1.6 km SW
  • Carrowbehy Village, County Roscommon
    1.9 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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