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Tunnagh Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°09′56″ N 8°21′41″ W

Map showing the location of Tunnagh Lough Tunnagh Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
74 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cloonagh
0.7 km W
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 Airport98 km

About Tunnagh Lough

Tunnagh Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 74 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (41 km). Nearby sights include Ardaboy Lough and Blast Hill.

Climate of Tunnagh Lough

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 18°)
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 Tunnagh Lough
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)17712614288878994120133168169172

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tunnagh 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, 165 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 41 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 98 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 125 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 165 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 167 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 168 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 252 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 324 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Tunnagh Lough

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 625 natural sites, 1,441 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km268 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 20 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 21 kmNW
  • Drumman’s Island Island 21 kmSE
  • Bullock Island Island 20 kmSE

25–60 km684 places

  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 27 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 31 kmNE
  • Station Island Island 59 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 36 kmNW

60–100 km1,309 places

  • Inishlyre Island 93 kmSW
  • Rutland Island Island 91 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 63 kmNW
  • Pig Island Island 90 kmW

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