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Mountain

Graig Wen

Located in Oswestry Rural, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°50′21″ N 3°08′39″ W

Map showing the location of Graig Wen Graig Wen
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
318 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pentre-cefn
0.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport59 km
MAN Manchester Airport81 km

About Graig Wen

Graig Wen is a mountain. Location: Oswestry Rural, Shropshire. Elevation: 318 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Mynydd Myfyr and Mynydd y Bryn.

Climate of Graig Wen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (98 mm)
Driest month
July (59 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 Graig Wen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°19°18°16°12°8°7°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)876674626167597483879895

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Graig Wen

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 50 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 59 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 81 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 50 kmeast
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 62 kmnorth
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 64 kmeast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 65 kmnorth
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 67 kmeast

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

Day trips from Graig Wen

Within 100 km: 796 historic and cultural sites, 2,399 natural sites, 193 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km319 places

  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 24 kmW
  • Newton Mere Lake 21 kmE
  • Crose Mere Lake 20 kmE
  • Sweat Mere Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km1,333 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 55 kmN
  • Little Eye Island 59 kmN
  • Ynys Goediog Island 41 kmW
  • Duckbay Island Island 40 kmNE

60–100 km1,736 places

  • Anglesey Island 94 kmNW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 95 kmNW
  • Formby Beach Beach 81 kmN
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 86 kmN

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