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Lough Meharth

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°07′37″ N 8°23′05″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Meharth Lough Meharth
Location in Ireland
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Riverstown
0.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock37 km
CFN Donegal Airport102 km

About Lough Meharth

Lough Meharth is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 64 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (37 km). Nearby sights include Ardaboy Lough and Douglas River.

Climate of Lough Meharth

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (177 mm)
Driest month
May (87 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 Meharth
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)17712614288878994120133168169172

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Meharth

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 37 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 164 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 37 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 102 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 129 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 164 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 166 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 168 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 248 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 327 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Meharth

Within 100 km: 199 historic and cultural sites, 615 natural sites, 1,443 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km261 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 22 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Drumman’s Island Island 18 kmSE
  • Bullock Island Island 17 kmSE

25–60 km657 places

  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 27 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 35 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 39 kmNW
  • Annagh Island Island 56 kmW

60–100 km1,339 places

  • Inishlyre Island 90 kmW
  • Station Island Island 63 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 95 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 66 kmNW

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