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Lough Finn

Located in County Donegal, Ulster Coordinates: 54°51′40″ N 8°08′19″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Finn Lough Finn
Location in Ireland
Elevation
129 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fintown
1.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
Airports
CFN Donegal Airport24 km
LDY City of Derry Airport66 km

About Lough Finn

Lough Finn is a lake. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. Elevation: 129 m. The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Curreen Hill and Lough Nambraddan.

Climate of Lough Finn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 232 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (239 mm)
Driest month
May (121 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 Finn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)239172183129121122144163190235232235

How to get to Lough Finn

The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (CFN), 24 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) (115 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 146 km to the east.

Airports

  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 24 kmnorthwest
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 66 kmeast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 115 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 146 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 210 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 247 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 270 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 331 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Lough Finn

Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 719 natural sites, 846 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km369 places

  • Rutland Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Lough Beagh Lake 22 kmNE
  • Trusk Lough Lake 25 kmSE
  • Lough Namanfin Lake 21 kmSW

25–60 km550 places

  • Island Roy Island 43 kmNE
  • Lisfannon Beach Beach 49 kmNE
  • Umfin Island Island 31 kmNW
  • Tory Island Island 45 kmN

60–100 km750 places

  • Portstewart Beach Beach 97 kmE
  • Benone Beach Beach 88 kmNE
  • Portstewart Strand Beach 94 kmE
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 72 kmSW

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