- Elevation
- 438 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock31 km
- CFN Donegal Airport99 km
About Slieve Gamph
Slieve Gamph is a mountain. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 438 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (31 km). Nearby sights include Knockalongy and Lough Minnaun.
Photos of Slieve Gamph
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Knockalongy Niallio77 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Slieve Gamph
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (161 mm)
- Driest month
- April (77 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 105 | 121 | 77 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 104 | 122 | 152 | 157 | 161 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Slieve Gamph
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 31 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 170 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 31 kmsouth
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 99 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 140 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 170 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 189 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 190 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 255 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 342 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Slieve Gamph
Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 665 natural sites, 1,373 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km207 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 13 kmNE
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 9 kmN
- Coney Island Island 16 kmNE
- Cottage Island Island 22 kmE
25–60 km757 places
- Inishteige Island 53 kmE
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 53 kmN
- Inishmurray Island 28 kmN
- Horse Island Island 55 kmW
60–100 km1,260 places
- Inishlyre Island 72 kmSW
- Dooniver Strand Beach 80 kmW
- Station Island Island 74 kmNE
- Rutland Island Island 90 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Grangebeg Barr Village, County Sligo2.3 km NW
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Carrowculleen Village, County Sligo2.3 km N
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Farranyharpy Village, County Sligo2.9 km N
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Ballygreighan Barr Village, County Sligo3.1 km NW
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Carrownamadoo Village, County Sligo3.6 km NE
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Doonflin Upper Village, County Sligo3.6 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Knockalongy Mountain, County Sligo1.1 km NW
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Lough Minnaun Lake, County Sligo1.1 km E
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Knockacappul Mountain, County Sligo1.7 km SW
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Cnoc na Loinge barr thiar theas Mountain, County Sligo1.8 km W
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Knockachree Mountain, County Sligo1.8 km N
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Cloonagh Mountain, County Sligo3.8 km E
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Lough Achree Lake, County Sligo2.7 km N
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Annatoran Mountain, County Sligo4.5 km SW
More nature in Ireland
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Red Hill Mountain, County Sligo4.8 km N
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Knocknarea Mountain, County Sligo14 km NE -
Gortnadrass Mountain, County Sligo8.6 km SE
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Cnoc na Si Mountain, County Sligo8.8 km SE
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Cloonacool Mountain, County Sligo9 km SW
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Slieve Gamph Mountain, County Sligo13 km SW
Sources & licences
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