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Lake

Lough Anooran

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°02′50″ N 8°58′55″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Anooran Lough Anooran
Location in Ireland
Elevation
300 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Culdaly
1.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock19 km
CFN Donegal Airport118 km

About Lough Anooran

Lough Anooran is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 300 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (19 km). Nearby sights include Lough Arubble and Lough Doo.

Climate of Lough Anooran

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (148 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Anooran
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°7°10°9°7°5°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)141971157485807699115142147148

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lough Anooran

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 156 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 19 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 118 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 150 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 156 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 197 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 208 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 242 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 364 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Anooran

Within 100 km: 199 historic and cultural sites, 649 natural sites, 1,466 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Annagh Island Island 17 kmW
  • Castle Island Island 20 kmW
  • Roe Island Island 20 kmW
  • Cragh Islands Island 19 kmW

25–60 km786 places

  • Inishlyre Island 51 kmSW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 35 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 29 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 58 kmNW

60–100 km1,311 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 99 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 63 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 98 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 73 kmNE

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