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Lough Anlaba

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°10′53″ N 8°49′46″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Anlaba Lough Anlaba
Location in Ireland
Elevation
259 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballygreighan Barr
4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock30 km
CFN Donegal Airport101 km

About Lough Anlaba

Lough Anlaba is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 259 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (30 km). Nearby sights include Lough Croane and Belcloghogy Loughs.

Climate of Lough Anlaba

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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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Climate of Lough Anlaba
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)15310512177858382104122152157161

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lough Anlaba

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 30 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 169 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 30 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 101 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 144 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 169 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 194 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 195 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 255 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 347 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Anlaba

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 659 natural sites, 1,375 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km183 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 17 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 11 kmNE
  • Coney Island Island 20 kmNE
  • Oyster Island Island 22 kmNE

25–60 km795 places

  • Inishteige Island 58 kmE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 54 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 30 kmN
  • Illanmaster Island 55 kmW

60–100 km1,242 places

  • Inishlyre Island 67 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 75 kmW
  • Station Island Island 78 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 92 kmN

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