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Rehy Lough

Located in County Roscommon, Connacht Coordinates: 54°01′05″ N 8°09′39″ W

Map showing the location of Rehy Lough Rehy Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
60 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockvicar
2.6 km SW
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
CFN Donegal Airport115 km

About Rehy Lough

Rehy Lough is a lake. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. Elevation: 60 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (45 km). Nearby sights include Drumcunny Lough and Oakport Lough.

Climate of Rehy Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (143 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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 Rehy Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)14310911680778387108110139138138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rehy Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 45 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 148 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 45 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 115 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 131 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 148 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 154 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 159 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 237 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 324 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Rehy Lough

Within 100 km: 239 historic and cultural sites, 540 natural sites, 1,413 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 6 kmSW
  • Bullock Island Island 5 kmW
  • Stag Island Island 7 kmW
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 9 kmNE

25–60 km650 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 41 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 46 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 37 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km1,344 places

  • Station Island Island 68 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 84 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 74 kmS
  • Inchiquin Island 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Knockvicar Village, County Roscommon
    2.6 km SW
  • Cootehall Village, County Roscommon
    4 km S
  • Crossna Village, County Roscommon
    1.5 km W
  • Keadew Village, County Roscommon
    3.9 km NE
  • Drumbrick Village, County Roscommon
    2.7 km SE
  • Riversdale Village, County Roscommon
    2.8 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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