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Belcloghogy Loughs

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°11′39″ N 8°48′37″ W

Map showing the location of Belcloghogy Loughs Belcloghogy Loughs
Location in Ireland
Elevation
302 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballygreighan Barr
2.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock32 km
CFN Donegal Airport99 km

About Belcloghogy Loughs

Belcloghogy Loughs is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 302 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (32 km). Nearby sights include Knockalongy and Lough Anlaba.

Climate of Belcloghogy Loughs

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (161 mm)
Driest month
April (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 Belcloghogy Loughs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)15310512177858382104122152157161

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Belcloghogy Loughs

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 171 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 32 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 99 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 142 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 171 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 193 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 194 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 257 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 345 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Belcloghogy Loughs

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 665 natural sites, 1,372 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km189 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 16 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 9 kmNE
  • Coney Island Island 19 kmNE
  • Oyster Island Island 20 kmNE

25–60 km785 places

  • Inishteige Island 57 kmE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 52 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 29 kmN
  • Illanmaster Island 56 kmW

60–100 km1,248 places

  • Inishlyre Island 69 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 77 kmW
  • Station Island Island 76 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 90 kmN

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