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Alwen Reservoir

Located in Wales, United Kingdom Coordinates: 53°05′00″ N 3°35′00″ W

Map showing the location of Alwen Reservoir Alwen Reservoir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
387 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cerrigydrudion
4.7 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport56 km
MAN Manchester Airport92 km

About Alwen Reservoir

Alwen Reservoir is a lake. Location: Wales, United Kingdom. Elevation: 387 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Bryn y Gors-goch and Mwdwl-eithin.

Climate of Alwen Reservoir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (153 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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 Alwen Reservoir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°10°9°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)13710211885788784103116134153148

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alwen Reservoir

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 56 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 51 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 56 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 92 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 131 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 51 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 54 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 70 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 75 kmnortheast
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 81 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Alwen Reservoir

Within 100 km: 595 historic and cultural sites, 1,934 natural sites, 186 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km314 places

  • Ynys Goediog Island 18 kmSW
  • Llyn Cowlyd Lake 23 kmW
  • Llyn Conwy Lake 19 kmSW
  • Llyn Brân Lake 4 kmNE

25–60 km1,095 places

  • Anglesey Island 55 kmNW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 55 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 41 kmNE
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 41 kmSW

60–100 km1,306 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 81 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 77 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 73 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 63 kmNE

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