- Elevation
- 92 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock40 km
- CFN Donegal Airport109 km
About Black Lough
Black Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 92 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (40 km). Nearby sights include White Lough and Agh Lough.
Photos of Black Lough
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Bricklieve Mountains Archaeomoonwalker · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Black Lough
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 168 | 125 | 136 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 96 | 119 | 129 | 161 | 162 | 163 |
How to get to Black Lough
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 157 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 40 kmsouthwest
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 109 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 130 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Dublin Population: 1M 157 kmsoutheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 158 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 242 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 326 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Black Lough
Within 100 km: 218 historic and cultural sites, 571 natural sites, 1,429 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km237 places
- Drumman’s Island Island 8 kmS
- Bullock Island Island 7 kmS
- Stag Island Island 6 kmS
- O’Reilly’s Island Island 14 kmE
25–60 km649 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 32 kmNW
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 37 kmNW
- Inishteige Island 35 kmNE
- Inishmurray Island 48 kmNW
60–100 km1,332 places
- Inishlyre Island 95 kmW
- Station Island Island 66 kmNE
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 76 kmNW
- Pig Island Island 99 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Highwood Village, County Sligo0.8 km NW
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Ballinlig Village, County Sligo0.9 km W
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Derrylea Village, County Sligo1 km SW
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Cloghmine Village, County Sligo1 km SE
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Kilmactranny Village, County Sligo1.1 km E
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Cuilnaglerag Village, County Sligo1.2 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
White Lough Lake, County Sligo0.5 km SE
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Agh Lough Lake, County Sligo1.3 km W
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Loughbrick Bay Natural site, County Sligo2.2 km W
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Barroe North Mountain, County Sligo3.1 km NW
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Ray’s Island Natural site, County Sligo3.1 km SW
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Muck Island Island, County Sligo3.2 km SW
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Inishbeg Island, County Sligo3.3 km W
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Lough Arrow Lake, County Sligo3.4 km W
Sources & licences
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