- Elevation
- 84 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock30 km
- CFN Donegal Airport112 km
About Lough Daven
Lough Daven is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 84 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (30 km). Nearby sights include Templevanny Lough and Bricklieve Mountains.
Photos of Lough Daven
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Bricklieve Mountains Archaeomoonwalker · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Lough Daven
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 169 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (87 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 177 | 126 | 142 | 88 | 87 | 89 | 94 | 120 | 133 | 168 | 169 | 172 |
How to get to Lough Daven
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 153 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 30 kmsouthwest
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 112 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 138 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 153 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 163 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 173 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 238 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 335 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Daven
Within 100 km: 224 historic and cultural sites, 617 natural sites, 1,450 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km225 places
- Drumman’s Island Island 12 kmE
- Bullock Island Island 12 kmE
- Stag Island Island 10 kmE
- O’Reilly’s Island Island 23 kmE
25–60 km639 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 29 kmNW
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 33 kmNW
- Inishteige Island 43 kmNE
- Inishmurray Island 48 kmN
60–100 km1,427 places
- Inishlyre Island 85 kmW
- Station Island Island 73 kmNE
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 75 kmN
- Pig Island Island 92 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tully Village, County Sligo1 km N
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Carrowcrory Village, County Sligo1.3 km S
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Greenan Village, County Sligo1.3 km NW
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Toomour Village, County Sligo1.8 km W
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Knockoconor Village, County Sligo2.3 km NW
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Treanscrabbagh Village, County Sligo2.4 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Templevanny Lough Lake, County Sligo<0.1 km N
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Bricklieve Mountains Mountain, County Sligo2.7 km NE
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Gowra Lough Lake, County Sligo1.8 km NW
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Carricknahorna Mountain, County Sligo2.3 km E
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Ceis Chorainn Mountain, County Sligo3.7 km NW
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Lough Labe Lake, County Sligo2.9 km N
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Corradoo Lough Lake, County Sligo3.1 km SW
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Bunnamuck Mountain, County Sligo4.2 km W
Sources & licences
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