- Elevation
- 102 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock34 km
- CFN Donegal Airport96 km
About Lough Achree
Lough Achree is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 102 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (34 km). Nearby sights include Knockachree and Knockalongy.
Photos of Lough Achree
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Knockalongy Niallio77 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Lough Achree
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (161 mm)
- Driest month
- April (77 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) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 105 | 121 | 77 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 104 | 122 | 152 | 157 | 161 |
How to get to Lough Achree
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 172 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 34 kmsouth
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 96 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 138 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 172 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 188 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 191 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 258 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 340 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Achree
Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 666 natural sites, 1,368 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km197 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 11 kmNE
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 6 kmN
- Coney Island Island 14 kmNE
- Cottage Island Island 21 kmE
25–60 km760 places
- Inishteige Island 52 kmE
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 51 kmN
- Inishmurray Island 25 kmN
- Horse Island Island 55 kmW
60–100 km1,260 places
- Inishlyre Island 74 kmSW
- Dooniver Strand Beach 82 kmW
- Station Island Island 72 kmNE
- Rutland Island Island 87 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carrowculleen Village, County Sligo0.5 km S
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Farranyharpy Village, County Sligo0.9 km W
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Drumnagoal Village, County Sligo1.2 km NE
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Doonflin Upper Village, County Sligo1.8 km NW
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Carrownamadoo Village, County Sligo2 km E
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Lecarrow Village, County Sligo2.2 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Knockachree Mountain, County Sligo0.9 km S
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Knockalongy Mountain, County Sligo2.4 km SW
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Red Hill Mountain, County Sligo2 km N
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Slieve Gamph Mountain, County Sligo2.7 km S
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Lough Minnaun Lake, County Sligo2.3 km S
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Cloonagh Mountain, County Sligo4 km SE
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Cnoc na Loinge barr thiar theas Mountain, County Sligo3.4 km SW
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Knockacappul Mountain, County Sligo4 km SW
Sources & licences
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