- Elevation
- 262 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock30 km
- CFN Donegal Airport101 km
About Lough Croane
Lough Croane is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 262 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (30 km). Nearby sights include Lough Anlaba and Annatoran.
Photos of Lough Croane
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Knockalongy Niallio77 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Lough Croane
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 153 | 105 | 121 | 77 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 104 | 122 | 152 | 157 | 161 |
How to get to Lough Croane
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 Croane
Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 659 natural sites, 1,376 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km182 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 18 kmNE
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 12 kmNE
- Coney Island Island 21 kmNE
- Oyster Island Island 22 kmNE
25–60 km793 places
- Inishteige Island 59 kmE
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 54 kmN
- Inishmurray Island 31 kmN
- Illanmaster Island 55 kmW
60–100 km1,246 places
- Inishlyre Island 67 kmSW
- Dooniver Strand Beach 75 kmW
- Station Island Island 79 kmNE
- Rutland Island Island 92 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballygreighan Barr Village, County Sligo4.2 km NE
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Dromore West Village, County Sligo8.2 km N -
Grangebeg Barr Village, County Sligo4.7 km NE
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Doonbeakin Village, County Sligo5.7 km N
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Lugdoon Village, County Sligo6 km N
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Cloondrihara Village, County Sligo6.1 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lough Anlaba Lake, County Sligo0.3 km E
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Annatoran Mountain, County Sligo2.4 km SE
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Lough Nafullow Lake, County Sligo2 km N
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Belcloghogy Loughs Lake, County Sligo2.1 km NE
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Knockalongy Mountain, County Sligo5 km E
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Easky Lough Lake, County Sligo2.9 km S
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Cnoc na Loinge barr thiar theas Mountain, County Sligo3.9 km E
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Knockacappul Mountain, County Sligo4 km E
Sources & licences
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