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Lough Akibbon

Located in County Donegal, Ulster Coordinates: 55°00′00″ N 7°53′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Akibbon Lough Akibbon
Location in Ireland
Elevation
79 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Churchill
1.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
Airports
CFN Donegal Airport30 km
LDY City of Derry Airport46 km

About Lough Akibbon

Lough Akibbon is a lake. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. Elevation: 79 m. The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Binnaneane and Leafrin Hill.

Climate of Lough Akibbon

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 221 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (230 mm)
Driest month
May (112 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 Lough Akibbon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°11°14°16°18°17°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)230165172121112116141158182227221224

How to get to Lough Akibbon

The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (CFN), 30 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (114 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 134 km to the east.

Airports

  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 30 kmwest
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 46 kmeast
  • Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 114 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 134 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 214 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 249 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 264 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 315 kmeast

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Churchill Village, County Donegal
    1.4 km S
  • Church Hill Village, County Donegal
    2.1 km SE
  • Treantagh Village, County Donegal
    2.6 km E
  • Sockar Village, County Donegal
    3.4 km SE
  • Losset Village, County Donegal
    3.5 km N
  • Termon Village, County Donegal
    6.9 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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