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Mountain

Foel-fras

Located in Dolwyddelan, Conwy Coordinates: 53°00′56″ N 3°53′51″ W

Map showing the location of Foel-fras Foel-fras
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
586 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Blaenau-Ffestiniog
3.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport79 km
MAN Manchester Airport114 km

About Foel-fras

Foel-fras is a mountain. Location: Dolwyddelan, Conwy. Elevation: 586 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Moel Penamnen and Moel Farlwyd.

Climate of Foel-fras

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (175 mm)
Driest month
May (87 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 Foel-fras
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°16°16°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)15711613796879496115131159175169

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Foel-fras

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 79 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 72 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 79 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 114 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 128 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 72 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 76 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 92 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 98 kmnortheast
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 103 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Foel-fras

Within 100 km: 465 historic and cultural sites, 1,901 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km442 places

  • Ynys Tywyn Island 18 kmSW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 17 kmSW
  • Ynys Dol-lleian Island 14 kmW
  • Cei Ballast Island 19 kmSW

25–60 km989 places

  • Anglesey Island 42 kmNW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 59 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 54 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 51 kmW

60–100 km1,110 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 62 kmNE
  • Formby Beach Beach 81 kmNE
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 86 kmNE
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 100 kmNE

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