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Lough Sallagh

Located in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 54°20′24″ N 7°10′59″ W

Map showing the location of Lough Sallagh Lough Sallagh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
369 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockatallon
5.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BFS Belfast International Airport72 km
LDY City of Derry Airport78 km

About Lough Sallagh

Lough Sallagh is a lake. Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Elevation: 369 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Eshbrack and Slieve Beagh.

Climate of Lough Sallagh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (151 mm)
Driest month
April (82 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 Lough Sallagh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)13410311182828992117124145151150

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Lough Sallagh

The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (BFS), 72 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 86 km to the east.

Airports

  • Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 72 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 78 kmnorth
  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 90 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 86 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 128 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 209 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 252 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 277 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lough Sallagh

Within 100 km: 225 historic and cultural sites, 703 natural sites, 1,016 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Lough Lea Lake 15 kmSW
  • Lough More Lake 8 kmNE
  • Lough Galluane Lake 2 kmE
  • Lough na Heery Lake 3 kmE

25–60 km552 places

  • Reedy Flat Island 49 kmNE
  • Inishteige Island 51 kmW
  • Station Island Island 54 kmNW
  • Inishmore Island 37 kmSW

60–100 km1,326 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 83 kmSE
  • Portstewart Beach Beach 97 kmN
  • Benone Beach Beach 94 kmN
  • Portstewart Strand Beach 96 kmN

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