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Glendarragh Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°07′54″ N 8°49′28″ W

Map showing the location of Glendarragh Lough Glendarragh Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
419 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Masshill
3.6 km SW
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 Glendarragh Lough

Glendarragh Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 419 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (25 km). Nearby sights include Cloonacool Loughs and Cloonacool.

Climate of Glendarragh Lough

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 Glendarragh Lough
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 Glendarragh Lough

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 148 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 Glendarragh Lough

Within 100 km: 200 historic and cultural sites, 676 natural sites, 1,408 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km195 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 21 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 16 kmN
  • Coney Island Island 24 kmNE
  • Templehouse Lake Lake 16 kmE

25–60 km794 places

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

60–100 km1,295 places

  • Inishlyre Island 65 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 74 kmW
  • Station Island Island 82 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 97 kmN

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