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Lough Wattywee

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°03′37″ N 8°58′35″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Wattywee Lough Wattywee
Location in Ireland
Elevation
348 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Culdaly
2.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock20 km
CFN Donegal Airport117 km

About Lough Wattywee

Lough Wattywee is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 348 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (20 km). Nearby sights include Lough Anooran and Lough Arubble.

Climate of Lough Wattywee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (148 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Wattywee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°2°
Precipitation (mm)141971157485807699115142147148

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lough Wattywee

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 157 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 20 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 117 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 151 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 157 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 197 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 207 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 243 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 363 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lough Wattywee

Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 656 natural sites, 1,458 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km212 places

  • Annagh Island Island 17 kmW
  • Castle Island Island 21 kmW
  • Roe Island Island 20 kmW
  • Cragh Islands Island 20 kmW

25–60 km786 places

  • Inishlyre Island 52 kmSW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 34 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 28 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km1,317 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 63 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 99 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 72 kmNE
  • Turbot Island Island 99 kmSW

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