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Cloonacool Loughs

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°08′10″ N 8°49′14″ W

Map showing the location of Cloonacool Loughs Cloonacool Loughs
Location in Ireland
Elevation
412 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Derreens
3.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock25 km
CFN Donegal Airport106 km

About Cloonacool Loughs

Cloonacool Loughs is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 412 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (25 km). Nearby sights include Glendarragh Lough and Cloonacool.

Climate of Cloonacool Loughs

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (162 mm)
Driest month
April (78 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 Cloonacool Loughs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°12°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)15911212778878380106121156159162

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Cloonacool Loughs

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 25 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 164 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 25 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 106 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 147 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 164 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 192 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 195 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 250 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 350 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cloonacool Loughs

Within 100 km: 200 historic and cultural sites, 674 natural sites, 1,406 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km197 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 20 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 16 kmN
  • Coney Island Island 24 kmNE
  • Oyster Island Island 25 kmNE

25–60 km789 places

  • Inishteige Island 60 kmE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 59 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 35 kmN
  • Illanmaster Island 57 kmW

60–100 km1,294 places

  • Inishlyre Island 65 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 74 kmW
  • Station Island Island 81 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 96 kmN

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