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Punchbowl Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°13′47″ N 8°30′00″ W

Map showing the location of Punchbowl Lough Punchbowl Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballysadare
2.1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock41 km
CFN Donegal Airport91 km

About Punchbowl Lough

Punchbowl Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (41 km). Nearby sights include Cloverhill Lough and Ballydrehid Bridge.

Climate of Punchbowl Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (80 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 Punchbowl Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15610912780828591112126152155156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Punchbowl Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 41 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 172 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 41 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 91 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 125 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 172 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 174 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 179 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 259 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 327 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Punchbowl Lough

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 637 natural sites, 1,402 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km256 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 8 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 16 kmW
  • Coney Island Island 10 kmNW
  • Muck Island Island 23 kmSE

25–60 km739 places

  • Inishteige Island 36 kmE
  • Station Island Island 59 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 53 kmNW
  • Inishmurray Island 25 kmNW

60–100 km1,231 places

  • Inishlyre Island 88 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 97 kmW
  • Umfin Island Island 97 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 83 kmN

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