- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 167 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport69 km
- MAN Manchester Airport101 km
About Tomen y Bala
Tomen y Bala is a historic site. Location: Bala, Gwynedd. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Maes Tegid and Castell Gronw.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Tomen y Bala
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (79 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 143 | 105 | 122 | 87 | 79 | 89 | 85 | 104 | 117 | 136 | 156 | 152 |
How to get to Tomen y Bala
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 69 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 66 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 69 kmnortheast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 101 kmnortheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 135 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 66 kmnortheast
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 69 kmnortheast
- Telford Population: 155.6K 82 kmeast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 83 kmnortheast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 86 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tomen y Bala
Within 100 km: 640 historic and cultural sites, 2,167 natural sites, 185 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km368 places
- Ynys Goediog Island 9 kmNW
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 14 kmSE
- Llyn Conwy Lake 19 kmNW
- Llyn Brân Lake 23 kmN
25–60 km1,355 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 56 kmNE
- Ynys Tywyn Island 36 kmW
- Saint Tudwals Island West Island 60 kmW
- Saint Tudwals Islands Island 60 kmW
60–100 km1,269 places
- Anglesey Island 64 kmNW
- Whistling Sands Beach 76 kmW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 72 kmW
- Porth Towyn Beach Beach 70 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Maes Tegid Landmark, Bala0.4 km W
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Castell Gronw Historic site, Llangywer1.1 km S
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Pen-uchar llan Historic site, Llandderfel1.3 km NE
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Bronydd Fron-feuno Mountain, Bala1.4 km W
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Tomen Gastell Historic site, Llandderfel2.5 km NE
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Afon Tryweryn River, Wales1 km NE
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Cwm Hirnant Natural site, Wales2.3 km SE
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Mynydd Cefn-ddwy-graig Mountain, Llangywer2.2 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources