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Gortnawinny Lough

Located in County Monaghan, Ulster Coordinates: 54°12′12″ N 7°12′54″ W

Map showing the location of Gortnawinny Lough Gortnawinny Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
61 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Clones
2.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BFS Belfast International Airport82 km
LDY City of Derry Airport94 km

About Gortnawinny Lough

Gortnawinny Lough is a lake. Location: County Monaghan, Ulster. Elevation: 61 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Clonkeen Lough and Lough Oony.

Climate of Gortnawinny Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (125 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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
Climate of Gortnawinny Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)118949971737982104104125123124

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gortnawinny Lough

The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (BFS), 82 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 95 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 82 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 94 kmnorth
  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 99 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 95 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 116 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 195 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 264 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 270 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gortnawinny Lough

Within 100 km: 246 historic and cultural sites, 586 natural sites, 934 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

  • Inishmore Island 23 kmSW
  • Upper Lough Erne Lake 21 kmW
  • Lough Lea Lake 13 kmNW
  • Lough More Lake 21 kmNE

25–60 km460 places

  • Reedy Flat Island 59 kmNE
  • Inishteige Island 51 kmW
  • Inchmore Island 49 kmSW
  • Trinity Island Island 29 kmSW

60–100 km1,151 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 70 kmSE
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 91 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 99 kmW
  • Rams Island Island 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Clones Village, County Monaghan
    2.5 km SW
  • Cavan Village, County Monaghan
    1 km N
  • Clonkirk Village, County Monaghan
    1.5 km SW
  • Rosslea Village, Fermanagh and Omagh
    3.9 km NE
  • Stone Bridge Village, County Monaghan
    3.2 km E
  • Bulloghbrean Village, County Monaghan
    3.8 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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