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Doonweelin Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°18′54″ N 8°32′40″ W

Map showing the location of Doonweelin Lough Doonweelin Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
20 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rosses Point
1.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock48 km
CFN Donegal Airport82 km

About Doonweelin Lough

Doonweelin Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 20 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (48 km). Nearby sights include Oyster Island and Drumcliff Bay.

Climate of Doonweelin Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (150 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Doonweelin Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)14510011471767779100115143146150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Doonweelin Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 48 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 173 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 48 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 82 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 121 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 173 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 184 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 187 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 269 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 323 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Doonweelin Lough

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 643 natural sites, 1,388 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 6 kmSW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 13 kmSW
  • Inishmurray Island 15 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 3 kmSW

25–60 km801 places

  • Inishteige Island 38 kmE
  • Station Island Island 55 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 43 kmNW
  • Gull Island Island 52 kmN

60–100 km1,191 places

  • Inishlyre Island 91 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 97 kmW
  • Umfin Island Island 88 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 74 kmN

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