County Donegal

Located in Ulster, Ireland Coordinates: 54°55′00″ N 8°00′00″ W

Location in Ireland

Population: 159,192; 159.2K
Elevation: 261 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 1,641; listed under County Donegal

About County Donegal

County Donegal is a district. Location: Ulster, Ireland. Population: 159,192.

In comparison

38 sights and natural places within 10 km Meenaboll Hill, Meeniray Hill
Listed here: Village: 746, Mountain: 392, Lake: 252, Natural site: 96

Climate of County Donegal

Climate of County Donegal
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	13°	15°	16°	16°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	10°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	230	165	172	121	112	116	141	158	182	227	221	224

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).

Airports nearest to County Donegal

Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 26 km
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 56 km
Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 118 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Places in County Donegal

1,641 places

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026