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Ushet Lough

Located in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 55°16′10″ N 6°11′24″ W

Map showing the location of Ushet Lough Ushet Lough
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
30 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballycastle
8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport37 km
ILY Islay Airport46 km

About Ushet Lough

Ushet Lough is a lake. Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Elevation: 30 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Ally Lough and Illancarragh Bay.

Climate of Ushet Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (132 mm)
Driest month
May (55 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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Climate of Ushet Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)132921006755627487103124126123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ushet Lough

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 37 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 77 km to the south.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 37 kmnortheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 46 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 67 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 77 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 139 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 203 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 216 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 242 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ushet Lough

Within 100 km: 86 historic and cultural sites, 1,117 natural sites, 493 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Sheep Island Island 11 kmW
  • Rathlin Island Island 4 kmNW
  • Ally Lough Lake 1 kmN
  • Kinkeel Lough Lake 1 kmN

25–60 km371 places

  • Portstewart Beach Beach 36 kmW
  • Benone Beach Beach 45 kmW
  • Portstewart Strand Beach 38 kmW
  • West Maiden Island 47 kmSE

60–100 km1,267 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 70 kmNE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 98 kmNE
  • Colonsay Island 89 kmN
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 96 kmNE

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