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Mountain

Pen y Castell

Located in Llanddyfnan, Anglesey Coordinates: 53°20′33″ N 4°18′08″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Castell Pen y Castell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
169 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Maenaddwyn
1.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
IOM Isle of Man Airport85 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport97 km

About Pen y Castell

Pen y Castell is a mountain. Location: Llanddyfnan, Anglesey. Elevation: 169 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Barclodiau and Mynydd Bodafon [Yr Arwydd].

Climate of Pen y Castell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (116 mm)
Driest month
May (51 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 Pen y Castell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)937079565156607584103116104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Pen y Castell

The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 85 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 86 km to the east.

Airports

  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 85 kmnorth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 97 kmeast
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 131 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 86 kmeast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 88 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 98 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 105 kmeast
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 113 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen y Castell

Within 100 km: 209 historic and cultural sites, 1,147 natural sites, 140 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km109 places

  • Anglesey Island 7 kmS
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 4 kmNE
  • West Mouse Island 18 kmNW
  • Puffin Island Island 19 kmE

25–60 km494 places

  • Traeth Penllech Beach 57 kmSW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 53 kmSW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 48 kmS
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 50 kmS

60–100 km893 places

  • British Isles Island 76 kmN
  • Whistling Sands Beach 63 kmSW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 77 kmE
  • Formby Beach Beach 84 kmE

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