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Oakport Lough

Located in County Roscommon, Connacht Coordinates: 53°59′00″ N 8°10′13″ W

Map showing the location of Oakport Lough Oakport Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cootehall
1.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock43 km
CFN Donegal Airport119 km

About Oakport Lough

Oakport Lough is a lake. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. Elevation: 36 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (43 km). Nearby sights include Fin Lough and Lough Drumharlow.

Climate of Oakport Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Oakport Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)15211512482798486111115146146146

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Oakport Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 43 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 146 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 43 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 119 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 135 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 146 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 150 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 161 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 233 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 327 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Oakport Lough

Within 100 km: 254 historic and cultural sites, 537 natural sites, 1,425 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km170 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 4 kmW
  • Bullock Island Island 5 kmNW
  • Stag Island Island 7 kmNW
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 13 kmNE

25–60 km669 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 43 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 48 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 41 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 60 kmNW

60–100 km1,377 places

  • Inishlyre Island 99 kmW
  • Station Island Island 72 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 87 kmNW
  • Mutton Island Island 100 kmSW

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