- Elevation
- 58 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CFN Donegal Airport84 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock85 km
About Ross Lough
Ross Lough is a lake. Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Elevation: 58 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Belmore Mountain and Cullen Hill.
Photos of Ross Lough
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Belmore Mountain Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Ross Lough
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (135 mm)
- Driest month
- April (72 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 101 | 105 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 88 | 104 | 112 | 135 | 134 | 128 |
How to get to Ross Lough
The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (CFN), 84 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) (85 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 123 km to the east.
Airports
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 84 kmnorthwest
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 85 kmsouthwest
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 85 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 123 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 153 kmsoutheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 197 kmsouth
- Cork Population: 224K 279 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 280 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ross Lough
Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 721 natural sites, 1,240 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km110 places
- Inishteige Island 13 kmW
- Tuam Island Island 12 kmSW
- Upper Lough Erne Lake 22 kmSE
- Lough Macnean Upper Lake 12 kmSW
25–60 km865 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 55 kmW
- Station Island Island 27 kmN
- Inishmurray Island 57 kmW
- Coney Island Island 53 kmW
60–100 km1,178 places
- Island Roy Island 92 kmN
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 83 kmN
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 63 kmW
- Reedy Flat Island 86 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Belmore Mountain Mountain, Fermanagh and Omagh4.7 km S
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Cullen Hill Mountain, Fermanagh and Omagh5 km NE
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Reyfad Mountain, Fermanagh and Omagh5.2 km W
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Lower Lough Erne Lake, Fermanagh and Omagh7.5 km N
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Carrick Lough Lake, Northern Ireland8.6 km NW
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Lough Macnean Lower Lake, Fermanagh and Omagh9.4 km S
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Boa Island Island, Northern Ireland17 km N -
Drumgay Lough Lake, Fermanagh and Omagh10 km E
Sources & licences
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