- Elevation
- 41 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock40 km
- CFN Donegal Airport119 km
About Lough Keel
Lough Keel is a lake. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. Elevation: 41 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (40 km). Nearby sights include Fin Lough and Lough Key Forest Park.
Climate of Lough Keel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 115 | 124 | 82 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 111 | 115 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
How to get to Lough Keel
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 149 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 40 kmwest
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 119 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 137 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Dublin Population: 1M 149 kmsoutheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 149 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 232 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 329 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Keel
Within 100 km: 248 historic and cultural sites, 544 natural sites, 1,431 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km168 places
- Drumman’s Island Island 2 kmNW
- Bullock Island Island 3 kmNW
- Stag Island Island 5 kmNW
- O’Reilly’s Island Island 15 kmNE
25–60 km683 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 41 kmNW
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 46 kmNW
- Inishteige Island 42 kmN
- Inishmurray Island 58 kmNW
60–100 km1,372 places
- Inishlyre Island 96 kmW
- Station Island Island 74 kmN
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 86 kmNW
- Mutton Island Island 98 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Knockvicar Village, County Roscommon3.1 km NE
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Cootehall Village, County Roscommon4.1 km E
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Boyle Village, County Roscommon5.7 km W
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Riversdale Village, County Roscommon3 km NE
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Smutternagh Village, County Roscommon4 km N
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Crossna Village, County Roscommon4.7 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fin Lough Lake, County Roscommon0.9 km NE
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Lough Key Forest Park Natural site, County Roscommon1.7 km W
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Drumman’s Island Island, County Roscommon2.1 km NW
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Rockingham Moated Site Historic site, County Roscommon1 km NW
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Bullock Island Island, County Roscommon2.9 km NW
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Hogs Island Island, County Roscommon3.6 km NW
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Oakport Lough Lake, County Roscommon3 km E
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Lough Key Lake, County Roscommon3.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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