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Lough Minnaun

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°11′28″ N 8°43′57″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Minnaun Lough Minnaun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
259 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carrowculleen
1.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock32 km
CFN Donegal Airport98 km

About Lough Minnaun

Lough Minnaun is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 259 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (32 km). Nearby sights include Knockalongy and Slieve Gamph.

Climate of Lough Minnaun

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)

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 Minnaun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°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)15310512177858382104122152157161

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lough Minnaun

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 32 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 32 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 98 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 139 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 170 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 188 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 190 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 256 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 341 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Minnaun

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 667 natural sites, 1,372 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km204 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 12 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 8 kmN
  • Coney Island Island 15 kmNE
  • Cottage Island Island 21 kmE

25–60 km759 places

  • Inishteige Island 52 kmE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 53 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 28 kmN
  • Horse Island Island 56 kmW

60–100 km1,261 places

  • Inishlyre Island 73 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 81 kmW
  • Station Island Island 73 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 89 kmN

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