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Loughymeenaghan

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°05′40″ N 8°23′40″ W

Map showing the location of Loughymeenaghan Loughymeenaghan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
63 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cloonymeenaghan
0.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock34 km
CFN Donegal Airport106 km

About Loughymeenaghan

Loughymeenaghan is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 63 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (34 km). Nearby sights include Cleavry Lough and Bricklieve Mountains.

Climate of Loughymeenaghan

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 Loughymeenaghan
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 Loughymeenaghan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 34 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 160 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 34 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 106 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 132 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 160 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 165 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 170 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 244 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 330 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loughymeenaghan

Within 100 km: 204 historic and cultural sites, 621 natural sites, 1,435 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km247 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 24 kmNW
  • Drumman’s Island Island 15 kmSE
  • Bullock Island Island 15 kmSE
  • Stag Island Island 13 kmSE

25–60 km646 places

  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 29 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 38 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 42 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 26 kmNW

60–100 km1,367 places

  • Inishlyre Island 88 kmW
  • Station Island Island 67 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 98 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 69 kmNW

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