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Lough Nambraddan

Located in County Donegal, Ulster Coordinates: 54°40′35″ N 8°34′50″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Nambraddan Lough Nambraddan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
240 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Crowkeeragh
1.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
Airports
CFN Donegal Airport44 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock87 km

About Lough Nambraddan

Lough Nambraddan is a lake. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. Elevation: 240 m. The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Croaghnacorcragh and Arderin.

Climate of Lough Nambraddan

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 184 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (187 mm)
Driest month
April (94 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 Nambraddan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)182127139949598107126151182184187

How to get to Lough Nambraddan

The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (CFN), 44 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) (87 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 172 km to the east.

Airports

  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 44 kmnorth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 87 kmsouth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 100 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 172 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 214 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 224 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 305 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 309 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Lough Nambraddan

Within 100 km: 155 historic and cultural sites, 691 natural sites, 1,020 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 16 kmW
  • Gull Island Island 11 kmN
  • Portned Island Island 14 kmSE
  • Rotten Island Island 11 kmSE

25–60 km721 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 45 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 47 kmS
  • Inishteige Island 55 kmSE
  • Umfin Island Island 49 kmN

60–100 km990 places

  • Island Roy Island 76 kmNE
  • Lisfannon Beach Beach 84 kmNE
  • Tory Island Island 69 kmN
  • Pig Island Island 83 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Crowkeeragh Village, County Donegal
    1.1 km SE
  • Carrick Village, County Donegal
    3.9 km SW
  • Kilcar Village, County Donegal
    4.8 km S
  • Meenychannon Village, County Donegal
    2 km SE
  • Bogagh Village, County Donegal
    2.5 km SW
  • Kilcasey Village, County Donegal
    2.8 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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