- Elevation
- 972 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport82 km
- IOM Isle of Man Airport116 km
About Castell y Gwynt
Castell y Gwynt is a mountain. Location: Capel Curig, Conwy. Elevation: 972 m. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Glyder Fach and Tryfan Far South Peak.
Photos of Castell y Gwynt
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Glyder Fach Gabby77 · Public domain -
Elidir Fawr Seraaron · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Carnedd Dafydd Espresso Addict · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Carnedd Ugain David Crocker · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Pen Llithrig y Wrach Terry Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Castell y Gwynt
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 177 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- November (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (88 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 157 | 116 | 139 | 96 | 88 | 94 | 97 | 115 | 131 | 161 | 177 | 168 |
How to get to Castell y Gwynt
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 82 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 74 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 82 kmeast
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 116 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 119 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 74 kmnortheast
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 77 kmnortheast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 94 kmnortheast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 101 kmeast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 102 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castell y Gwynt
Within 100 km: 392 historic and cultural sites, 1,669 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km374 places
- Ynys Tywyn Island 21 kmS
- Puffin Island Island 24 kmN
- Gored Gôch Island 17 kmNW
- Ynys Gifftan Island 22 kmS
25–60 km811 places
- Anglesey Island 29 kmNW
- Whistling Sands Beach 56 kmSW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 51 kmSW
- Porth Towyn Beach Beach 47 kmSW
60–100 km1,045 places
- British Isles Island 100 kmN
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 64 kmNE
- Formby Beach Beach 80 kmNE
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 84 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Pont Pen - y - benglog Village, Llandygai2.3 km N
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Gwastadnant Village, Llanberis4 km W
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Llanberis Village, Llanberis8 km W
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Nant Peris Village, Llanberis4.5 km W
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Llanberis Municipality, Gwynedd5.3 km W
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Bethesda Village, Bethesda9.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glyder Fach Mountain, Capel Curig0.3 km NE
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Tryfan Far South Peak Mountain, Capel Curig1.3 km NE -
Glyder Fawr Mountain, Llanberis1.3 km W
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Llyn Bochlwyd Lake, Capel Curig1.1 km N
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Moel Berfedd Mountain, Beddgelert2.5 km S -
Devil's Appendix Natural site, Llandygai1.7 km NW
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Y Foel Goch Mountain, Capel Curig2.4 km E
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Llyn Idwal Lake, Llandygai1.7 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Carnedd Dafydd Mountain, Capel Curig5 km N
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Gallt yr Ogof Mountain, Capel Curig3.2 km E
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Pen yr Ole Wen Mountain, Capel Curig3.8 km N
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Moel Siabod Mountain, Capel Curig6.2 km SE
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Pen yr Helgi Du Mountain, Capel Curig6.5 km NE
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Y Pincin Mountain, Capel Curig7 km E
Sources & licences
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