Lough Keola, County Sligo — Map and nearby sights

About Lough Keola

Lough Keola is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 294 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (33 km). Nearby sights include Cloonagh and Lough Bree.

Photos of Lough Keola

Knockalongy Niallio77 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Lough Keola

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (161 mm)
Driest month: April (77 mm)

6° 1°

7° 1°

8° 2°

10° 3°

13° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

15° 8°

12° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

153

Feb

105

Mar

121

Apr

77

May

85

Jun

83

Jul

82

Aug

104

Sep

122

Oct

152

Nov

157

Dec

161

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 Keola
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	8°	10°	13°	15°	17°	17°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	153	105	121	77	85	83	82	104	122	152	157	161

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lough Keola

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 33 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 170 km to the south.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 33 kmsouth
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 97 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 170 kmsouth
Belfast Population: 348K 184 kmeast
Dublin Population: 1M 186 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 256 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 338 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Keola

Within 100 km: 190 historic and cultural sites, 652 natural sites, 1,377 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km234 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 9 kmNE
Dunmoran Strand Beach 9 kmNW
Coney Island Island 13 kmNE
Innisfree Island 21 kmE

25–60 km721 places

Inishteige Island 48 kmE
Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 53 kmN
Inishmurray Island 27 kmN
Annagh Island Island 40 kmW

60–100 km1,264 places

Inishlyre Island 77 kmSW
Dooniver Strand Beach 86 kmW
Station Island Island 69 kmNE
Rutland Island Island 88 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Dromard Village, County Sligo
0.9 km NE
Carroward Village, County Sligo
1.1 km NW
Crockalaghta Village, County Sligo
1.3 km E
Cabragh Village, County Sligo
1.5 km SW
Altanelvick Village, County Sligo
1.6 km NE
Gortakeeran Village, County Sligo
1.9 km S

Lough Keola

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cloonagh Mountain, County Sligo
1.5 km W
Lough Bree Lake, County Sligo
1.1 km N
Mullagh Lough Lake, County Sligo
1.6 km SE
Knockalongy Mountain, County Sligo
6.1 km W
Lough Doo Lake, County Sligo
3.7 km NE
Carrownabanny Lough Lake, County Sligo
4 km S
Folleesh Lough Lake, County Sligo
4.2 km NE
Knockachree Mountain, County Sligo
4.8 km W