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Lough Scorrew

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°12′50″ N 8°58′26″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Scorrew Lough Scorrew
Location in Ireland
Elevation
90 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Culleens
1.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock35 km
CFN Donegal Airport101 km

About Lough Scorrew

Lough Scorrew is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 90 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (35 km). Nearby sights include Lough Nacreeva and Lough Ioe.

Climate of Lough Scorrew

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (128 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Scorrew
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)11575916375736886102120127128

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lough Scorrew

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 35 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 174 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 35 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 101 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 149 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 174 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 202 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 205 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 260 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 353 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Scorrew

Within 100 km: 176 historic and cultural sites, 652 natural sites, 1,323 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km151 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 25 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 17 kmE
  • Annagh Island Island 24 kmSW
  • Lough Talt Lake 15 kmS

25–60 km841 places

  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 51 kmN
  • Pig Island Island 50 kmW
  • Kid Island Island 59 kmW
  • Inishmurray Island 32 kmNE

60–100 km1,159 places

  • Inishlyre Island 63 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 67 kmW
  • Inishteige Island 67 kmE
  • Station Island Island 84 kmNE

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