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Village

Rooghan

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°09′19″ N 8°20′00″ W

Map showing the location of Rooghan Rooghan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
107 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock42 km
CFN Donegal Airport99 km

About Rooghan

Rooghan is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 107 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (42 km). Nearby sights include Rooghan Bridge and Tunnagh Bridge.

Climate of Rooghan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
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 Rooghan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)16812513689879096119129161162163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rooghan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 42 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 164 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 42 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 99 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 124 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 165 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 167 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 251 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 323 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Rooghan

Within 100 km: 197 historic and cultural sites, 626 natural sites, 1,453 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km275 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 22 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Drumman’s Island Island 19 kmS
  • Bullock Island Island 18 kmS

25–60 km678 places

  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 29 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 31 kmNE
  • Station Island Island 59 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 38 kmNW

60–100 km1,323 places

  • Inishlyre Island 94 kmSW
  • Rutland Island Island 92 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 65 kmNW
  • Pig Island Island 93 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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