- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BFS Belfast International Airport25 km
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport40 km
About Lough Gullion
Lough Gullion is a lake. Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Elevation: 11 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Reedy Flat and Oxford Island.
Photos of Lough Gullion
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Coney Island Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Lough Gullion
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 100 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (111 mm)
- Driest month
- May (62 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 82 | 90 | 66 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 86 | 84 | 104 | 100 | 104 |
How to get to Lough Gullion
The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (BFS), 25 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 36 km to the east.
Airports
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 25 kmnortheast
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 40 kmeast
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 77 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 36 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 129 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 208 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 234 kmeast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 248 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Gullion
Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 517 natural sites, 519 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km24 places
- Reedy Flat Island 4 kmNW
- Rams Island Island 15 kmNE
- Lough Shark Lake 19 kmS
- Portmore Lough Lake 14 kmNE
25–60 km392 places
- Reagh Island Island 52 kmE
- Castle Island Island 52 kmE
- Gores Island Island 53 kmE
- Salt Island Island 54 kmE
60–100 km751 places
- Pollboy Bridge Landmark 93 kmS
- Portstewart Beach Beach 79 kmN
- Benone Beach Beach 81 kmN
- Portstewart Strand Beach 79 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Craigavon City, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon5.7 km SE -
Portadown Town, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon6.7 km S -
Derrytrasna Village, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon2.1 km NW
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Derrymacash Village, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon3.2 km E
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Charlestown Village, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon4.7 km NW
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Annaloist Village, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon5.4 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Reedy Flat Island, Northern Ireland4.3 km NW
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Oxford Island Natural site, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon4.5 km E
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Coney Island Island, Northern Ireland7.5 km NW
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River Bann River, Northern Ireland4.7 km NW
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Washing Bay Natural site, Northern Ireland10 km NW
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Portmore Lough Lake, Northern Ireland14 km NE
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Portmore Lough Natural site, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon13 km NE
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Rams Island Island, Antrim and Newtownabbey15 km NE
Sources & licences
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