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Agh Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°03′54″ N 8°17′33″ W

Map showing the location of Agh Lough Agh Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
55 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballinlig
0.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock38 km
CFN Donegal Airport109 km

About Agh Lough

Agh Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 55 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (38 km). Nearby sights include Loughbrick Bay and Black Lough.

Climate of Agh Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (168 mm)
Driest month
May (87 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 Agh Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)16812513689879096119129161162163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Agh Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 158 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 38 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 109 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 131 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 158 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 157 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 165 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 241 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 327 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Agh Lough

Within 100 km: 216 historic and cultural sites, 575 natural sites, 1,432 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km235 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 9 kmSE
  • Bullock Island Island 8 kmSE
  • Stag Island Island 6 kmS
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 16 kmE

25–60 km658 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 31 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 36 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 36 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 48 kmNW

60–100 km1,330 places

  • Inishlyre Island 93 kmW
  • Station Island Island 66 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 75 kmNW
  • Pig Island Island 98 kmW

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