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Natural site

Loughbrick Bay

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°03′39″ N 8°18′17″ W

Map showing the location of Loughbrick Bay Loughbrick Bay
Location in Ireland
Elevation
51 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballynary
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 Knock38 km
CFN Donegal Airport110 km

About Loughbrick Bay

Loughbrick Bay is a natural site. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (38 km). Nearby sights include Agh Lough and Inishbeg.

Climate of Loughbrick Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (168 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 Loughbrick Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)16812513689879096119129161162163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loughbrick Bay

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 157 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 38 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 110 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 132 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 157 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 158 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 166 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 241 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 328 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loughbrick Bay

Within 100 km: 218 historic and cultural sites, 581 natural sites, 1,433 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km237 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 9 kmSE
  • Bullock Island Island 8 kmSE
  • Stag Island Island 6 kmSE
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 17 kmE

25–60 km650 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 31 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 36 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 37 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 48 kmNW

60–100 km1,345 places

  • Inishlyre Island 92 kmW
  • Station Island Island 67 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 75 kmNW
  • Pig Island Island 97 kmW

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