Lough Gill, County Sligo — Map and nearby sights

About Lough Gill

Lough Gill is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (47 km). Nearby sights include Church Island and Fairy Island.

Photos of Lough Gill

Sligo County Museum Djedi Guy · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Lough Gill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: January (156 mm)
Driest month: April (80 mm)

8° 3°

10° 4°

12° 5°

15° 7°

17° 10°

19° 12°

17° 10°

13° 8°

10° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

156

Feb

109

Mar

127

Apr

80

May

82

Jun

85

Jul

91

Aug

112

Sep

126

Oct

152

Nov

155

Dec

156

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 Gill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	15°	17°	19°	19°	17°	13°	10°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	156	109	127	80	82	85	91	112	126	152	155	156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Gill

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 47 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 164 km to the east.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 47 kmsouthwest
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 88 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 118 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmeast
Dublin Population: 1M 174 kmsoutheast
Limerick Population: 102.3K 177 kmsouth
Cork Population: 224K 262 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 319 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Gill

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 637 natural sites, 1,426 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km283 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 15 kmW
Dunmoran Strand Beach 23 kmW
Coney Island Island 14 kmW
Muck Island Island 23 kmS

25–60 km726 places

Inishteige Island 28 kmE
Station Island Island 52 kmNE
Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 54 kmNW
Inishmurray Island 27 kmNW

60–100 km1,243 places

Inishlyre Island 96 kmSW
Umfin Island Island 95 kmN
Rutland Island Island 81 kmN
Pig Island Island 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Mullaghgar Village, County Sligo
1.7 km N
Clogher Beg Village, County Sligo
1.7 km N
Traware Bay Village, County Sligo
1.9 km E
Corwillick Village, County Sligo
2 km NE
Goats Island Village, County Sligo
2.1 km SW
Tully Village, County Sligo
2.1 km N

Lough Gill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Church Island Island, County Sligo
0.6 km W
Fairy Island Island, County Sligo
1.2 km NW
Slishwood Island East Island, County Sligo
1.3 km SW
Killerry Mountain Mountain, County Sligo
1.8 km S
Bunowen Bay Natural site, County Sligo
1.8 km SW
Slish Wood Natural site, County Sligo
1.9 km S
Innisfree Island, County Sligo
1.7 km E
Slishwood Island West Island, County Sligo
1.7 km SW