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Cloghfin Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°09′59″ N 8°26′35″ W

Map showing the location of Cloghfin Lough Cloghfin Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockrawer
0.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock38 km
CFN Donegal Airport98 km

About Cloghfin Lough

Cloghfin Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 34 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (38 km). Nearby sights include Alteen River and Toberscanavan Loughs.

Climate of Cloghfin 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 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (177 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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Climate of Cloghfin Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°5°7°10°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)17712614288878994120133168169172

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cloghfin Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 168 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 38 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 98 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 128 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 168 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 170 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 172 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 252 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 328 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cloghfin Lough

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 632 natural sites, 1,422 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km261 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 16 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 22 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 17 kmNW
  • Drumman’s Island Island 23 kmSE

25–60 km684 places

  • Inishteige Island 36 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 33 kmNW
  • Annagh Island Island 53 kmW
  • Rooney’s Island Island 55 kmN

60–100 km1,302 places

  • Inishlyre Island 88 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 99 kmW
  • Station Island Island 62 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 90 kmN

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