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Lough Bree

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°12′11″ N 8°40′08″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Bree Lough Bree
Location in Ireland
Elevation
148 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carroward
0.7 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 Knock34 km
CFN Donegal Airport96 km

About Lough Bree

Lough Bree is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 148 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (34 km). Nearby sights include Lough Keola and Cloonagh.

Climate of Lough Bree

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · 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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Climate of Lough Bree
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)15310512177858382104122152157161

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Bree

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 171 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 135 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 171 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 183 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 187 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 257 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 337 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Bree

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 655 natural sites, 1,381 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km226 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 8 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 8 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 12 kmNE
  • Innisfree Island 21 kmE

25–60 km729 places

  • Inishteige Island 48 kmE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 52 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 26 kmN
  • Horse Island Island 60 kmW

60–100 km1,267 places

  • Inishlyre Island 77 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 86 kmW
  • Station Island Island 69 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 87 kmN

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