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Blue Lake

Located in Arthog, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°41′20″ N 4°02′30″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
138 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fairbourne
1.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport108 km
MAN Manchester Airport139 km

About Blue Lake

Blue Lake is a lake. Location: Arthog, Gwynedd. Elevation: 138 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (108 km). Nearby sights include Bryngwyn and Pen y Garn.

Climate of Blue Lake

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (149 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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 Blue Lake
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°19°19°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1299511177718385103112136149142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blue Lake

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 108 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 104 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 108 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 139 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 152 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 104 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 107 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 108 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 119 kmsouth
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 122 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Blue Lake

Within 100 km: 665 historic and cultural sites, 2,341 natural sites, 183 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km281 places

  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 10 kmE
  • Llyn Cau Lake 9 kmE
  • Llyn e Gader Lake 9 kmE
  • Llyn Gafr Lake 9 kmE

25–60 km1,241 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 49 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 47 kmNW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 47 kmNW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 27 kmN

60–100 km1,667 places

  • Anglesey Island 69 kmN
  • Poppit Sands Beach 79 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 74 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 70 kmSW

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