Lough Doo, County Sligo — Map and nearby sights

About Lough Doo

Lough Doo is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 27 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (36 km). Nearby sights include Folleesh Lough and Lough Bree.

Photos of Lough Doo

Knocknarea Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Climate of Lough Doo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: December (150 mm)
Driest month: April (71 mm)

8° 3°

10° 4°

12° 5°

15° 7°

17° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

10° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

145

Feb

100

Mar

114

Apr

71

May

76

Jun

77

Jul

79

Aug

100

Sep

115

Oct

143

Nov

146

Dec

150

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	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	15°	17°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	7°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	145	100	114	71	76	77	79	100	115	143	146	150

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), 36 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 173 km to the south.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 36 kmsouth
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 94 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 132 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 173 kmsouth
Belfast Population: 348K 180 kmeast
Dublin Population: 1M 185 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 258 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 334 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Doo

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 650 natural sites, 1,386 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km236 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 6 kmN
Dunmoran Strand Beach 9 kmNW
Inishmurray Island 25 kmN
Coney Island Island 10 kmN

25–60 km717 places

Inishteige Island 45 kmE
Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 52 kmN
Annagh Island Island 44 kmW
Rooney’s Island Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km1,268 places

Inishlyre Island 81 kmSW
Dooniver Strand Beach 89 kmW
Station Island Island 66 kmNE
Rutland Island Island 85 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Barnabrack Village, County Sligo
0.2 km NE
Beltra Village, County Sligo
0.6 km N
Carrowkeel Village, County Sligo
0.6 km NW
Larkhill Village, County Sligo
0.8 km SE
Lugbaun Village, County Sligo
1 km S
Derinch Island Village, County Sligo
1.4 km E

Lough Doo

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Folleesh Lough Lake, County Sligo
1.1 km SE
Lough Bree Lake, County Sligo
3.2 km SW
Knocknarea Mountain, County Sligo
5.8 km NE
Ballysadare Bay Natural site, County Sligo
3.2 km NE
Lough Keola Lake, County Sligo
3.7 km SW
Cloonagh Mountain, County Sligo
5.1 km SW
Mullagh Lough Lake, County Sligo
3.8 km SW
Tullaghan Hill Mountain, County Sligo
4.4 km SE