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Ballydawley Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°12′30″ N 8°28′04″ W

Map showing the location of Ballydawley Lough Ballydawley Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
23 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Collooney
3.1 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 Knock40 km
CFN Donegal Airport93 km

About Ballydawley Lough

Ballydawley Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 23 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (40 km). Nearby sights include Union Wood and Slieve Daeane.

Climate of Ballydawley Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (80 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 Ballydawley Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15610912780828591112126152155156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ballydawley Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 171 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 40 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 93 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 126 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 171 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 172 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 176 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 257 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 326 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ballydawley Lough

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 632 natural sites, 1,413 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km255 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 12 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 18 kmW
  • Coney Island Island 13 kmNW
  • Muck Island Island 20 kmSE

25–60 km711 places

  • Inishteige Island 35 kmNE
  • Station Island Island 59 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 56 kmNW
  • Inishmurray Island 28 kmNW

60–100 km1,268 places

  • Inishlyre Island 89 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 99 kmW
  • Umfin Island Island 100 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 86 kmN

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