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Gortahork

Located in County Donegal, Ulster Coordinates: 54°45′32″ N 7°45′02″ W

Map showing the location of Gortahork Gortahork
Location in Ireland
Elevation
178 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
LDY City of Derry Airport49 km
CFN Donegal Airport49 km

About Gortahork

Gortahork is a village. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. Elevation: 178 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Lismullyduff Mountain and Kinletter Hill.

Climate of Gortahork

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 194 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (195 mm)
Driest month
May (101 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 Gortahork
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)195139141102101104119136157195194194

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Gortahork

The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (LDY), 49 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (100 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 119 km to the east.

Airports

  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 49 kmnortheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 49 kmnorthwest
  • Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 100 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 119 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 187 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 240 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 254 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 318 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gortahork

Within 100 km: 117 historic and cultural sites, 737 natural sites, 1,011 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

  • Station Island Island 18 kmSW
  • Island More Island 22 kmNE
  • Lough Lack Lake 19 kmS
  • Lough Catherine Lake 19 kmE

25–60 km848 places

  • Island Roy Island 48 kmN
  • Lisfannon Beach Beach 41 kmNE
  • Inishteige Island 50 kmS
  • Umfin Island Island 55 kmNW

60–100 km837 places

  • Portstewart Beach Beach 80 kmNE
  • Benone Beach Beach 72 kmNE
  • Portstewart Strand Beach 78 kmNE
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 78 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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