- Elevation
- 10 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BFS Belfast International Airport12 km
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport27 km
About Portmore Lough
Portmore Lough is a lake. Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Portmore Lough and Sandy Bay.
Climate of Portmore Lough
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 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (107 mm)
- Driest month
- May (61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 107 | 76 | 86 | 64 | 61 | 66 | 69 | 88 | 90 | 103 | 100 | 101 |
How to get to Portmore Lough
The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (BFS), 12 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 23 km to the east.
Airports
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 12 kmnorth
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 27 kmeast
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 78 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 23 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 137 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 194 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 226 kmeast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 250 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Portmore Lough
Within 100 km: 98 historic and cultural sites, 536 natural sites, 416 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km42 places
- Reedy Flat Island 14 kmW
- Rams Island Island 3 kmNW
- Lough Neagh Lake 11 kmNW
- Lough Gullion Lake 14 kmSW
25–60 km303 places
- West Maiden Island 54 kmNE
- Reagh Island Island 41 kmE
- Lighthouse Island Island 51 kmE
- Guns Island Island 56 kmSE
60–100 km705 places
- Portstewart Beach Beach 74 kmNW
- Benone Beach Beach 78 kmNW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 75 kmNW
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 98 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballinderry Lower Village, Lisburn and Castlereagh2.2 km SE
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Ballymacrevan Village, Lisburn and Castlereagh2.2 km NE
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Lisburn City, Lisburn and Castlereagh16 km E -
Glenavy Village, Lisburn and Castlereagh5.5 km NE
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Crumlin Town, Antrim and Newtownabbey7.9 km NE
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Aghalee Village, Lisburn and Castlereagh4.3 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Portmore Lough Natural site, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon0.8 km W
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Sandy Bay Natural site, Lisburn and Castlereagh2.1 km N
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Rams Island Island, Antrim and Newtownabbey3.4 km NW
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Glenavy River River, Northern Ireland4.3 km N
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Crumlin River River, Northern Ireland6.1 km N
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Oxford Island Natural site, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon9.9 km SW
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Coney Island Island, Northern Ireland18 km W -
Lough Neagh Lake, Northern Ireland11 km NW
Sources & licences
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