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Carrowloughan Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°16′24″ N 8°40′17″ W

Map showing the location of Carrowloughan Lough Carrowloughan Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carrowloughan
0.5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock42 km
CFN Donegal Airport88 km

About Carrowloughan Lough

Carrowloughan Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (42 km). Nearby sights include Derkmore Point and Knocknarea.

Climate of Carrowloughan Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
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 Carrowloughan Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15310512177858382104122152157161

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carrowloughan Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 42 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 179 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 42 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 88 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 130 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 179 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 182 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 191 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 265 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 333 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carrowloughan Lough

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 651 natural sites, 1,358 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km203 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 4 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 4 kmW
  • Inishmurray Island 18 kmN
  • Coney Island Island 6 kmNE

25–60 km753 places

  • Inishteige Island 46 kmE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 45 kmN
  • Horse Island Island 58 kmW
  • Gull Island Island 56 kmN

60–100 km1,234 places

  • Inishlyre Island 82 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 88 kmW
  • Umfin Island Island 94 kmN
  • Station Island Island 64 kmNE

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