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Mountain

Pen y Drum

Located in Trefriw, Conwy Coordinates: 53°07′51″ N 3°50′19″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Drum Pen y Drum
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
319 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Trefriw
2.5 km N
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 Drum

Pen y Drum is a mountain. Location: Trefriw, Conwy. Elevation: 319 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Mynydd Bwlchyrhaearn and Mynydd Deulyn.

Climate of Pen y Drum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
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 Pen y Drum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°11°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)15711613796879496115131159175169

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen y Drum

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 62 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 70 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 107 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 118 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 62 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 65 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 82 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 89 kmeast
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 92 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pen y Drum

Within 100 km: 447 historic and cultural sites, 1,712 natural sites, 177 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km380 places

  • Puffin Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Gored Gôch Island 25 kmNW
  • Ynys Dol-lleian Island 22 kmSW
  • Ynys Goediog Island 22 kmS

25–60 km891 places

  • Anglesey Island 37 kmNW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 59 kmSW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 38 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 52 kmNE

60–100 km1,065 places

  • British Isles Island 97 kmN
  • Whistling Sands Beach 68 kmSW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 63 kmSW
  • Formby Beach Beach 69 kmNE

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