- 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
- Airports
- CFN Donegal Airport26 km
- LDY City of Derry Airport56 km
About County Donegal
County Donegal is a district. Location: Ulster, Ireland. Population: 159,192. The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (26 km).
Climate of County Donegal
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 221 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (230 mm)
- Driest month
- May (112 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) | 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 |
How to get to County Donegal
The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (CFN), 26 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (118 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 138 km to the east.
Airports
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 26 kmnorthwest
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 56 kmeast
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 118 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 138 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 210 kmsoutheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 254 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 260 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 325 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in County Donegal
1,641 placesCities & villages29
- Lubber · Village
- Luddan · Village
- Lurganboy · Village
- Maas · Village
- Maas Lower · Village
- Maas Upper · Village
- Maghera · Village
- Magherabane · Village
- Magherabeg · Village
- Magheraboy · Village
- Magheraboy · Village
- Magheradrumman · Village
- Magheralahan · Village
- Magheramore · Village
- Maghery · Village
- Malin More · Village
- Manner’s Town · Village
- Marble Hill · Village
- Masiness · Village
- Meananeary · Village
- Meenachallow · Village
- Meenaclady · Village
- Meenacross · Village
- Meenacross · Village
- Meenacung · Village
- Meenadeeny · Village
- Meenadreen · Village
- Meenagolan · Village
- Meenagolan · Village
Mountains & nature19
- Lurgan Carn · Mountain
- Mackoght · Mountain
- Magheraroarty Mountain · Mountain
- Maghery Bay · Natural site
- Malin Bay · Natural site
- Malin Beg Head · Natural site
- Malin More Head · Natural site
- Mamore Hill · Mountain
- Maum · Mountain
- Maumlack · Mountain
- McSwynes Bay · Natural site
- Meedanmore · Mountain
- Meenabollagan Hill · Mountain
- Meenaboll Hill · Mountain
- Meenacharvy Hill · Mountain
- Meenagrillagh Hill · Mountain
- Meenagushoge Hill · Mountain
- Meenalargan Hill · Mountain
- Meenalughoge Hill · Mountain
Lakes, rivers & coasts12
- Lough Ultan · Lake
- Lough Unan · Lake
- Lough Unna · Lake
- Lough Unshagh · Lake
- Lough Unshin · Lake
- Lough Veenagreane · Lake
- Lough Veigha · Lake
- Lough Waskel · Lake
- Lowerymore River · River
- Lurgy River · River
- Magrath Loughs · Lake
- Meenaguse Lough · Lake
Sources & licences
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