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Cartron Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°07′47″ N 8°38′34″ W

Map showing the location of Cartron Lough Cartron Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
109 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Deenodes
0.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock27 km
CFN Donegal Airport104 km

About Cartron Lough

Cartron Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 109 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (27 km). Nearby sights include Killoran South Lough and Killoran North Lough.

Climate of Cartron 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
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (174 mm)
Driest month
June (82 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 Cartron Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°12°14°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)17412313583848283111124167169173

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cartron Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 27 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 163 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 27 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 104 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 140 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 163 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 181 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 184 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 249 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 341 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cartron Lough

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 658 natural sites, 1,391 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km241 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 16 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 16 kmN
  • Coney Island Island 19 kmN
  • Inch Island Island 24 kmSE

25–60 km686 places

  • Inishteige Island 49 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 34 kmN
  • Annagh Island Island 40 kmW
  • Portned Island Island 55 kmN

60–100 km1,325 places

  • Inishlyre Island 75 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 86 kmW
  • Station Island Island 73 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 95 kmN

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