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Wicklow Mountains · Leinster · IrelandSummit weather, forecast and climate

Duff Hill

720 m
Elevation720 mabove sea level
Prominence65 mindependent height
Isolation3.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul17°average high
53.12° N, 6.37° WElevation 720 mUTC+1 · Irish Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit720 m
  • Mid-mountain490 m
  • Valley · Roundwood262 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Duff Hill in brief

Duff Hill rises to 720 m in the Wicklow Mountains, Leinster, Ireland. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 65 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 1 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Roundwood, 11 km to the SE at 262 m.

Facts

Elevation
720 m · 2,362 ft
Prominence
65 m
Range
Wicklow Mountains
Region
Leinster
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.1167, -6.3667
Nearest airport
Dublin Airport (DUB) · 35 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Duff Hill by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°5°0°Jan5°0°Feb7°1°Mar9°2°Apr12°4°May15°7°Jun17°9°Jul16°9°Aug14°8°Sep11°5°Oct7°2°Nov6°1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Duff Hill by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high5°5°7°9°12°15°17°16°14°11°7°6°
Average low0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation152 mm115 mm124 mm109 mm114 mm101 mm95 mm116 mm121 mm164 mm163 mm165 mm
Cloud cover61%60%60%53%50%55%56%55%55%57%59%60%
Daylight8h 069h 5211h 4813h 5715h 5016h 5516h 2814h 4912h 4410h 408h 427h 35
Month score121413182744554736171313

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,150 m1,100 m1,300 m1,550 m1,950 m2,400 m2,700 m2,650 m2,350 m1,950 m1,450 m1,200 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Duff Hill in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Ireland
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Lugnaquilla925 m905 m18 km S16°
Mullaghcleevaun849 m374 m3.0 km SW15°
Tonelagee817 m204 m7.1 km S16°
Cloghernagh800 m15 m17 km S16°
Corrigasleggaun794 m49 m18 km S16°
Slievemaan759 m54 m19 km SW16°
Camenabologue758 m130 m14 km SW16°
Kippure757 m262 m6.2 km N16°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Roundwood
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Roundwood

Leinster · 11 km SE
13°Oct high
18wet days
33score
Roundwood
Annamoe
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Annamoe

Leinster · 12 km SE
13°Oct high
17wet days
35score
Annamoe
Blessington
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Blessington

Leinster · 13 km NW
13°Oct high
17wet days
35score
Blessington
Valleymount
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Valleymount

Leinster · 13 km W
13°Oct high
17wet days
34score
Valleymount
Around here

Roundwood and around

Roundwood
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Roundwood

Leinster · Ireland
Jun–Augbest months
19°July high
262 maltitude
Roundwood

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Powerscourt Waterfall

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Lough Dan

Lake · 204 m
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19 km SW

Lugnaquilla

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Mullaghcleevaun
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Mullaghcleevaun

849 m · Wicklow Mountains
Mullaghcleevaun
Tonelagee
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10 km W

Tonelagee

817 m · Wicklow Mountains
Tonelagee

Heritage

Glendalough
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8.7 km SW

Glendalough

national monument of Ireland
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St Saviour's Priory
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St Saviour's Priory

national monument of Ireland · 1162
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Kindlestown Castle
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13 km NE

Kindlestown Castle

national monument of Ireland
Kindlestown Castle