Village

Highwood

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°04′20″ N 8°16′43″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 137 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NOC Ireland West Airport Knock40 km; CFN Donegal Airport108 km

About Highwood

Highwood is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 137 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (40 km). Nearby sights include Black Lough and Agh Lough.

Photos of Highwood

Bricklieve Mountains Archaeomoonwalker · CC BY 3.0

Climate of Highwood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (168 mm)
Driest month: May (87 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

11° 4°

14° 7°

17° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

168

Feb

125

Mar

136

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

119

Sep

129

Oct

161

Nov

162

Dec

163

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 Highwood
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	14°	17°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	168	125	136	89	87	90	96	119	129	161	162	163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Highwood

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 157 km to the southeast.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 40 kmsouthwest
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 108 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 130 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Dublin Population: 1M 157 kmsoutheast
Limerick Population: 102.3K 158 kmsouth
Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmeast
Cork Population: 224K 242 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 326 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Highwood

Within 100 km: 218 historic and cultural sites, 571 natural sites, 1,432 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km246 places

Drumman’s Island Island 9 kmS
Bullock Island Island 8 kmS
Stag Island Island 7 kmS
O’Reilly’s Island Island 15 kmE

25–60 km644 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 31 kmNW
Dunmoran Strand Beach 37 kmNW
Inishteige Island 35 kmNE
Inishmurray Island 47 kmNW

60–100 km1,331 places

Inishlyre Island 94 kmW
Station Island Island 65 kmNE
Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 75 kmNW
Pig Island Island 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Black Lough Lake, County Sligo
0.8 km SE
Agh Lough Lake, County Sligo
1.2 km SW
White Lough Lake, County Sligo
1.3 km SE
Annaghgowla Island Island, County Sligo
4.1 km W
Loughbrick Bay Natural site, County Sligo
2.1 km SW
Barroe North Mountain, County Sligo
2.3 km NW