Craig Wen, Trefriw — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Craig Wen

Craig Wen is a mountain. Location: Trefriw, Conwy. Elevation: 548 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Craiglwyn and Crimpiau.

Photos of Craig Wen

Glyder Fach Gabby77 · Public domain
Carnedd Dafydd Espresso Addict · CC BY-SA 2.0
Pen Llithrig y Wrach Terry Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Tryfan Far South Peak Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vale of Conway Porius1 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Craig Wen

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 17°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (175 mm)
Driest month: May (87 mm)

5° 0°

5° -1°

6° 0°

9° 1°

12° 4°

15° 7°

17° 9°

16° 9°

14° 7°

11° 5°

7° 2°

5° 0°

Jan

157

Feb

116

Mar

137

Apr

96

May

87

Jun

94

Jul

96

Aug

115

Sep

131

Oct

159

Nov

175

Dec

169

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

Climate of Craig Wen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	6°	9°	12°	15°	17°	16°	14°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	-1°	0°	1°	4°	7°	9°	9°	7°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	157	116	137	96	87	94	96	115	131	159	175	169

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Craig Wen

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 66 km to the northeast.

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 74 kmeast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 111 kmeast
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 117 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 66 kmnortheast
Liverpool Population: 496.8K 69 kmnortheast
St Helens Population: 183.2K 86 kmnortheast
Warrington Population: 172.3K 93 kmeast
Blackpool Population: 145K 96 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Craig Wen

Within 100 km: 430 historic and cultural sites, 1,689 natural sites, 174 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km389 places

Puffin Island Island 23 kmN
Gored Gôch Island 21 kmNW
Ynys Dol-lleian Island 19 kmSW
Ynys Goediog Island 23 kmSE

25–60 km861 places

Anglesey Island 34 kmNW
Traeth Penllech Beach 58 kmSW
Porth Towyn Beach Beach 55 kmSW
Traeth Lligwy Beach 36 kmNW

60–100 km1,043 places

British Isles Island 98 kmN
Whistling Sands Beach 64 kmSW
Formby Beach Beach 73 kmNE
Ainsdale Beach Beach 77 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Capel Curig Municipality, Conwy
2.2 km SW
Trefriw Village, Trefriw
5.8 km NE
Capel Curig Village, Capel Curig
2.9 km S
Pont-Cyfyng Village, Capel Curig
3.3 km S
Llanrwst Village, Llanrwst
7.3 km E
Betws-y-Coed Village, Betws-y-Coed
7.2 km SE

Craig Wen

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Craiglwyn Mountain, Trefriw
0.6 km N
Crimpiau Mountain, Trefriw
0.8 km SE
Pen Llithrig y Wrach Mountain, Dolgarrog
2.4 km NW
Creigiau Gleision Mountain, Trefriw
1.3 km N
Clogwyn Pryfed Mountain, Trefriw
2 km SE
Clogwyn Mannod Mountain, Capel Curig
2.1 km SE
Y Pincin Mountain, Capel Curig
2.2 km S
Llyn Cowlyd Lake, Wales
1.4 km NW