- 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 & villages39
- Port · Village
- Port · Village
- Port · Village
- Portahack · Village
- Portaleen · Village
- Portleen · Village
- Portnablagh · Village
- Portnalong · Village
- Portnoo · Village
- Portsalon · Village
- Pound Town · Village
- Priesttown · Village
- Race End · Village
- Raneany Bridge · Village
- Raneely · Village
- Rareagh Upper · Village
- Rashadoge · Village
- Rashenny · Village
- Rathglass · Village
- Rawros · Village
- Raws Lower · Village
- Ray · Village
- Ray · Village
- Ray · Village
- Raymoghy · Village
- Red Bridges · Village
- Red Castle · Village
- Ringsend · Village
- Rockhill · Village
- Rocking Stone · Village
- Rocktown · Village
- Roeckrow · Village
- Roosky · Village
- Roosky · Village
- Roosky · Village
- Roosky Upper · Village
- Rosapenna · Village
- Rosborough · Village
- Roshin · Village
Mountains & nature7
- Pollan Bay · Natural site
- Polldoo Hill · Mountain
- Port Hill · Mountain
- Raghtin More · Mountain
- Raws Hill · Mountain
- Rockstown Harbour · Natural site
- Rosguill · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts14
- Port Lough · Lake
- Port Lough · Lake
- Portned Island · Island
- Ranny Lough · Lake
- Rathlin O’Birne Island · Island
- Rath Lough · Lake
- Ray River · River
- Reelan River · River
- Rinboy Lough · Lake
- River Barra · River
- River Eske · River
- River Swilly · River
- Rooney’s Island · Island
- Roosky Lough · Lake
Sources & licences
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