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Mountain

Pen y Gaer

Located in Caerhun, Conwy Coordinates: 53°12′22″ N 3°52′24″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Gaer Pen y Gaer
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
385 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llanbedr-y-cennin
0.8 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 Airport70 km
MAN Manchester Airport107 km

About Pen y Gaer

Pen y Gaer is a mountain. Location: Caerhun, Conwy. Elevation: 385 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Penygadair and Waen Bryn-gwenith.

Climate of Pen y Gaer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (160 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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 Gaer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°16°18°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)14210512185778487104119144160153

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen y Gaer

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 61 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 70 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 107 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 109 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 61 kmeast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 64 kmeast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 81 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 87 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 89 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen y Gaer

Within 100 km: 427 historic and cultural sites, 1,575 natural sites, 168 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km293 places

  • Puffin Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Gored Gôch Island 21 kmW
  • Ynys Castell Island 19 kmW
  • Ynys y Big Island 19 kmW

25–60 km818 places

  • Anglesey Island 32 kmW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 31 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 51 kmE
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 36 kmSW

60–100 km1,059 places

  • British Isles Island 89 kmN
  • Whistling Sands Beach 70 kmSW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 65 kmSW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 61 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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