- Elevation
- 176 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LDY City of Derry Airport60 km
- CFN Donegal Airport62 km
About Lough Veenagreane
Lough Veenagreane is a lake. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. Elevation: 176 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Tullylinn and Lough Nageage.
Climate of Lough Veenagreane
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 174 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (174 mm)
- Driest month
- April (92 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 127 | 129 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 107 | 125 | 142 | 172 | 174 | 170 |
How to get to Lough Veenagreane
The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (LDY), 60 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (97 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 116 km to the east.
Airports
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 60 kmnortheast
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 62 kmnorthwest
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 97 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 116 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 172 kmsoutheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 225 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 261 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 306 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Veenagreane
Within 100 km: 132 historic and cultural sites, 755 natural sites, 1,079 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km143 places
- Station Island Island 10 kmW
- Lower Lough Erne Lake 20 kmS
- Lough Lack Lake 5 kmE
- Lough Catherine Lake 19 kmNE
25–60 km874 places
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 55 kmN
- Inishteige Island 36 kmSW
- Gull Island Island 60 kmW
- Rooney’s Island Island 27 kmW
60–100 km949 places
- Island Roy Island 64 kmN
- Portstewart Beach Beach 89 kmNE
- Benone Beach Beach 82 kmNE
- Portstewart Strand Beach 87 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tullylinn Mountain, County Donegal1.3 km N
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Lough Nageage Lake, County Donegal1 km W
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Grousehall HIll Mountain, County Donegal4.2 km W
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Crockkinnagoe Mountain, County Donegal5.9 km W
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Lough Lack Lake, Northern Ireland4.9 km E
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Crocknacunny Mountain, County Donegal7 km W
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Lough Monica Lake, County Donegal6.6 km W
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Owenboy Burn River, United Kingdom6.7 km NW
Sources & licences
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