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Ardrea Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°05′54″ N 8°29′03″ W

Map showing the location of Ardrea Lough Ardrea Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
84 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballymote
2.7 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 Knock30 km
CFN Donegal Airport106 km

About Ardrea Lough

Ardrea Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 84 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (30 km). Nearby sights include Bellanascarrow Lough and Ceis Chorainn.

Climate of Ardrea Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (177 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 Ardrea Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)17712614288878994120133168169172

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ardrea Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 160 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 30 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 106 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 160 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 170 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 175 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 245 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 334 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ardrea Lough

Within 100 km: 206 historic and cultural sites, 633 natural sites, 1,425 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km248 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 21 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 25 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 23 kmN
  • Drumman’s Island Island 20 kmSE

25–60 km646 places

  • Inishteige Island 42 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 39 kmN
  • Annagh Island Island 50 kmW
  • Portned Island Island 56 kmN

60–100 km1,370 places

  • Inishlyre Island 83 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 96 kmW
  • Station Island Island 69 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 98 kmN

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