Village

Shancough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°05′52″ N 8°15′27″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 76 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 Airport105 km

About Shancough

Shancough is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 76 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (42 km). Nearby sights include Cammoge River and Barroe North.

Climate of Shancough

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 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (168 mm)
Driest month: May (87 mm)

8° 2°

9° 3°

12° 5°

15° 7°

17° 10°

19° 12°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

168

Feb

125

Mar

136

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

119

Sep

129

Oct

161

Nov

162

Dec

163

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 Shancough
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	9°	12°	15°	17°	19°	18°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	5°	7°	10°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	168	125	136	89	87	90	96	119	129	161	162	163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shancough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 42 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 158 km to the southeast.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 42 kmsouthwest
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 105 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 127 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Dublin Population: 1M 158 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 161 kmeast
Limerick Population: 102.3K 161 kmsouth
Cork Population: 224K 245 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 323 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Shancough

Within 100 km: 217 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 1,434 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

Drumman’s Island Island 12 kmS
Bullock Island Island 11 kmS
Stag Island Island 10 kmS
O’Reilly’s Island Island 14 kmE

25–60 km640 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 30 kmNW
Dunmoran Strand Beach 36 kmNW
Inishteige Island 32 kmNE
Inishmurray Island 46 kmNW

60–100 km1,324 places

Inishlyre Island 97 kmW
Station Island Island 62 kmNE
Rutland Island Island 99 kmN
Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cammoge River River, County Sligo
2 km SE
Barroe North Mountain, County Sligo
3.2 km W
Annaghgowla Island Island, County Sligo
6 km SW
Black Lough Lake, County Sligo
3.7 km S
Lough Nasool Lake, County Sligo
3.9 km W
Mount Town Bridge Landmark, County Sligo
4.3 km NW