Mountain

Moel Rhiwlug

Located in Pentrefoelas, Conwy Coordinates: 53°04′59″ N 3°39′57″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 433 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Pentrefoelas; 3.9 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport61 km; MAN Manchester Airport97 km

About Moel Rhiwlug

Moel Rhiwlug is a mountain. Location: Pentrefoelas, Conwy. Elevation: 433 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Pen yr Orsedd and Penbryn-ci.

Climate of Moel Rhiwlug

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (153 mm)
Driest month: May (78 mm)

5° 0°

5° -1°

7° 1°

9° 2°

13° 4°

15° 7°

17° 9°

15° 7°

11° 5°

8° 2°

6° 1°

Jan

137

Feb

102

Mar

118

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

103

Sep

116

Oct

134

Nov

153

Dec

148

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 Moel Rhiwlug
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	9°	13°	15°	17°	17°	15°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	-1°	1°	2°	4°	7°	9°	9°	7°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	137	102	118	85	78	87	84	103	116	134	153	148

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Moel Rhiwlug

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 61 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 56 km to the northeast.

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 61 kmnortheast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 97 kmeast
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 128 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 56 kmnortheast
Liverpool Population: 496.8K 59 kmnortheast
St Helens Population: 183.2K 74 kmnortheast
Warrington Population: 172.3K 80 kmnortheast
Wigan Population: 175.4K 86 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Moel Rhiwlug

Within 100 km: 544 historic and cultural sites, 1,893 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km354 places

Ynys Goediog Island 16 kmS
Llyn Ogwen Lake 23 kmW
Llyn Gwynant Lake 25 kmW
Llyn Cowlyd Lake 18 kmW

25–60 km1,038 places

Anglesey Island 50 kmNW
Traeth Lligwy Beach 50 kmNW
Thurstaston Beach Beach 45 kmNE
Ynys Tywyn Island 36 kmSW

60–100 km1,226 places

Whistling Sands Beach 76 kmW
Traeth Penllech Beach 71 kmW
Porth Towyn Beach Beach 68 kmW
Formby Beach Beach 66 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Pentrefoelas Village, Pentrefoelas
3.9 km S
Rhydlydan Village, Pentrefoelas
4.5 km S
Pennant Village, Llangernyw
4.1 km N
Nebo Village, Bro Garmon
5 km W
Betws-y-Coed Village, Betws-y-Coed
9.5 km W
Bro Garmon Municipality, Conwy
6.1 km W

Moel Rhiwlug

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pen yr Orsedd Mountain, Pentrefoelas
0.8 km E
Penbryn-ci Mountain, Pentrefoelas
1.7 km NW
Llyn Alwen Lake, Wales
1.1 km E
Moel Seisiog Mountain, Pentrefoelas
2.3 km W
Mwdwl-eithin Mountain, Pentrefoelas
3.4 km E
Llys Dymper Mountain, Llansannan
4 km N
Llyn Aled Lake, Wales
3.8 km NE
Maes Gwyn Historic site, Pentrefoelas
3.6 km SW

Moel Rhiwlug

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026