Lough Gal, County Sligo — Map and nearby sights

About Lough Gal

Lough Gal is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 190 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (26 km). Nearby sights include Lough Rumduff and Loughanaboll.

Photos of Lough Gal

Slieve Gamph Niallio77 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Lough Gal

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)

7° 2°

7° 1°

9° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

16° 8°

17° 10°

15° 8°

12° 6°

9° 3°

8° 3°

Jan

141

Feb

97

Mar

115

Apr

74

May

85

Jun

80

Jul

76

Aug

99

Sep

115

Oct

142

Nov

147

Dec

148

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 Gal
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	14°	16°	17°	17°	15°	12°	9°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	141	97	115	74	85	80	76	99	115	142	147	148

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Gal

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 26 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 165 km to the south.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 26 kmsouth
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 106 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 148 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 165 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 194 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 197 kmeast
Cork Population: 224K 251 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 351 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Gal

Within 100 km: 198 historic and cultural sites, 671 natural sites, 1,405 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km188 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 21 kmNE
Dunmoran Strand Beach 16 kmNE
Coney Island Island 24 kmNE
Templehouse Lake Lake 18 kmE

25–60 km797 places

Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 58 kmN
Inishmurray Island 35 kmN
Illanmaster Island 55 kmW
Horse Island Island 50 kmNW

60–100 km1,289 places

Inishlyre Island 64 kmSW
Dooniver Strand Beach 72 kmW
Inishteige Island 61 kmE
Station Island Island 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Masshill Village, County Sligo
4.4 km S
Zion Hill Village, County Sligo
4.5 km S
Cloonacool Village, County Sligo
6.9 km SE
Derreens Village, County Sligo
6.2 km SE
Cloondrihara Village, County Sligo
6.6 km E
Carrownaleck Village, County Sligo
6.9 km E

Lough Gal

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Lough Rumduff Lake, County Sligo
0.5 km NE
Loughanaboll Lake, County Sligo
0.9 km S
Meenagleragh Mountain, County Sligo
1.6 km W
Easky Lough Lake, County Sligo
1.5 km N
Cloonacool Mountain, County Sligo
2.4 km SE
Cloonacool Loughs Lake, County Sligo
2.4 km E
Glendarragh Lough Lake, County Sligo
2.4 km SE
Slieve Gamph Mountain, County Sligo
4.2 km SW