- Elevation
- 116 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock30 km
- CFN Donegal Airport111 km
About Gowra Lough
Gowra Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 116 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (30 km). Nearby sights include Ceis Chorainn and Bricklieve Mountains.
Climate of Gowra Lough
Best months for sightseeingBest 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
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 177 | 126 | 142 | 88 | 87 | 89 | 94 | 120 | 133 | 168 | 169 | 172 |
How to get to Gowra Lough
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 155 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 30 kmsouthwest
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 111 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 137 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 155 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 164 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 173 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 240 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 334 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gowra Lough
Within 100 km: 218 historic and cultural sites, 620 natural sites, 1,449 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km228 places
- Drumman’s Island Island 13 kmSE
- Bullock Island Island 13 kmSE
- Stag Island Island 11 kmSE
- O’Reilly’s Island Island 24 kmE
25–60 km644 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 28 kmNW
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 32 kmNW
- Inishteige Island 43 kmNE
- Inishmurray Island 46 kmN
60–100 km1,415 places
- Inishlyre Island 85 kmW
- Dooniver Strand Beach 100 kmW
- Station Island Island 72 kmNE
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 73 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Greenan Village, County Sligo0.7 km S
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Tully Village, County Sligo0.8 km SE
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Treanscrabbagh Village, County Sligo1.2 km NE
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Knockoconor Village, County Sligo1.5 km SW
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Treanmacmurtagh Village, County Sligo1.5 km N
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Toomour Village, County Sligo1.9 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ceis Chorainn Mountain, County Sligo2 km NW
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Bricklieve Mountains Mountain, County Sligo2.6 km E -
Lough Labe Lake, County Sligo1.2 km N
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Templevanny Lough Lake, County Sligo1.8 km SE
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Lough Daven Lake, County Sligo1.8 km SE
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Carricknahorna Mountain, County Sligo3.3 km SE
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Bunnamuck Mountain, County Sligo3.4 km W
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Feenagh Lough Lake, County Sligo3.5 km W
Sources & licences
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