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Lough Lumman

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°13′20″ N 8°25′51″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Lumman Lough Lumman
Location in Ireland
Elevation
178 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballygawley
3.5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock43 km
CFN Donegal Airport92 km

About Lough Lumman

Lough Lumman is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 178 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (43 km). Nearby sights include Slieve Daeane and Slieve Dargan.

Climate of Lough Lumman

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (80 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 Lumman
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°17°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)1°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)15610912780828591112126152155156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Lumman

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 43 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 168 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 43 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 92 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 123 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 168 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 174 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 175 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 259 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 323 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Lumman

Within 100 km: 190 historic and cultural sites, 629 natural sites, 1,418 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 13 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 20 kmW
  • Coney Island Island 13 kmNW
  • Muck Island Island 20 kmS

25–60 km718 places

  • Inishteige Island 32 kmE
  • Station Island Island 56 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 56 kmNW
  • Inishmurray Island 28 kmNW

60–100 km1,254 places

  • Inishlyre Island 92 kmSW
  • Umfin Island Island 98 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 84 kmN
  • Pig Island Island 85 kmW

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