- Elevation
- 210 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CFN Donegal Airport31 km
- LDY City of Derry Airport71 km
About Lough Magrath Beg
Lough Magrath Beg is a lake. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. Elevation: 210 m. The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Crocklougha and Magrath Loughs.
Photos of Lough Magrath Beg
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Croaghgorm John Cromie · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Lough Magrath Beg
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 210 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (213 mm)
- Driest month
- May (111 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 211 | 152 | 162 | 115 | 111 | 112 | 127 | 148 | 170 | 208 | 210 | 213 |
How to get to Lough Magrath Beg
The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (CFN), 31 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) (106 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 146 km to the east.
Airports
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 31 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 71 kmnortheast
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 106 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 146 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 205 kmsoutheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 238 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 276 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 322 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Magrath Beg
Within 100 km: 117 historic and cultural sites, 733 natural sites, 951 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km344 places
- Rooney’s Island Island 18 kmS
- Trusk Lough Lake 24 kmE
- Lough Namanfin Lake 13 kmSW
- Lough Nalughraman Lake 24 kmW
25–60 km613 places
- Island Roy Island 51 kmNE
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 56 kmNE
- Inishteige Island 52 kmS
- Umfin Island Island 38 kmN
60–100 km844 places
- Benone Beach Beach 93 kmNE
- Portstewart Strand Beach 100 kmNE
- Strandhill Beach Beach 64 kmSW
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 68 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tangaveane Village, County Donegal1.1 km N
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Tievelough Village, County Donegal3.1 km N
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Graffy Village, County Donegal3.2 km N
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Stracashel Village, County Donegal4 km N
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Glenties Village, County Donegal7.6 km W
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Mullanmore Village, County Donegal4.7 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crocklougha Mountain, County Donegal0.7 km SW
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Magrath Loughs Lake, County Donegal1.2 km SW
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Crockbrack Mountain, County Donegal1.8 km SW
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Croaghubbrid Mountain, County Donegal2.4 km E
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Coileach an Chro Mountain, County Donegal1.9 km S
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Silver Hill Mountain, County Donegal2 km SE
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Lough Magrath More Lake, County Donegal2.1 km SW
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Croaghugagh Mountain, County Donegal2.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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