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Lough Doo

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°02′23″ N 8°59′41″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Doo Lough Doo
Location in Ireland
Elevation
225 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Culdaly
0.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock19 km
CFN Donegal Airport120 km

About Lough Doo

Lough Doo is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 225 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (19 km). Nearby sights include Lough Anooran and Lough Naskea.

Climate of Lough Doo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–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 Doo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)141971157485807699115142147148

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Doo

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 155 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 19 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 120 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 149 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 155 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 198 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 209 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 241 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 365 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Doo

Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 648 natural sites, 1,464 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

  • Annagh Island Island 16 kmW
  • Castle Island Island 20 kmW
  • Roe Island Island 19 kmW
  • Cragh Islands Island 19 kmW

25–60 km781 places

  • Inishlyre Island 50 kmSW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 36 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 30 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km1,311 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 98 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 62 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 97 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 74 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Culdaly Village, County Sligo
    0.8 km SE
  • Ballycashel Village, County Sligo
    1.3 km SE
  • Seraigh Village, County Sligo
    2.1 km SE
  • Belclare Village, County Sligo
    3.5 km SE
  • Knockfadda Village, County Mayo
    2.8 km S
  • Corlee Village, County Mayo
    3.1 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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