Village

Claggan

Located in County Donegal, Ulster Coordinates: 55°16′09″ N 7°10′24″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 27 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LDY City of Derry Airport25 km; ILY Islay Airport74 km

About Claggan

Claggan is a village. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. Elevation: 27 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Culdaff River and Bishops Hill.

Climate of Claggan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month: August (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: January (146 mm)
Driest month: May (72 mm)

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14° 8°

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Jan

146

Feb

108

Mar

113

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

111

Sep

124

Oct

146

Nov

145

Dec

144

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 Claggan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	9°	11°	14°	16°	17°	18°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	8°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	146	108	113	82	72	81	94	111	124	146	145	144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Claggan

The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (LDY), 25 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 110 km to the southeast.

Airports

City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 25 kmsouth
Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 74 kmnortheast
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 79 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Belfast Population: 348K 110 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 196 kmeast
Dublin Population: 1M 224 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 262 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 295 kmnortheast

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Culdaff River River, County Donegal
1.6 km N
Bishops Hill Mountain, County Donegal
2.6 km NE
Dunmore Head Natural site, County Donegal
3.9 km NE
Crockroosky Mountain, County Donegal
5.4 km SW
Crockea Mountain, County Donegal
6 km NW
Culdaff Bay Natural site, County Donegal
4.3 km NE