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Knockadoo Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°09′19″ N 8°38′57″ W

Map showing the location of Knockadoo Lough Knockadoo Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
86 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockadoo
0.4 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 Knock29 km
CFN Donegal Airport101 km

About Knockadoo Lough

Knockadoo Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 86 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (29 km). Nearby sights include Killoran North Lough and Carrownabanny Lough.

Climate of Knockadoo 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 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (174 mm)
Driest month
June (82 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 Knockadoo Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)17412313583848283111124167169173

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knockadoo Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 166 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 29 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 101 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 138 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 166 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 183 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 184 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 251 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 339 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knockadoo Lough

Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 664 natural sites, 1,382 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km236 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 13 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 13 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 16 kmN
  • Muck Island Island 25 kmSE

25–60 km695 places

  • Inishteige Island 48 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 58 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 31 kmN
  • Annagh Island Island 40 kmW

60–100 km1,307 places

  • Inishlyre Island 76 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 86 kmW
  • Station Island Island 71 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 92 kmN

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