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Llyn Gafr

Located in Dolgellau, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°42′35″ N 3°54′38″ W

Map showing the location of Llyn Gafr Llyn Gafr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
413 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dolgellau
4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport100 km
MAN Manchester Airport131 km

About Llyn Gafr

Llyn Gafr is a lake. Location: Dolgellau, Gwynedd. Elevation: 413 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (100 km). Nearby sights include Penygader and Llyn e Gader.

Climate of Llyn Gafr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (166 mm)
Driest month
May (80 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 Llyn Gafr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)14910912990809394112124151166161

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Llyn Gafr

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 100 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 97 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 100 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 131 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 149 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 97 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 99 kmeast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 100 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 114 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 117 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Llyn Gafr

Within 100 km: 694 historic and cultural sites, 2,369 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km376 places

  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 4 kmS
  • Llyn Cau Lake 2 kmS
  • Llyn e Gader Lake 1 kmS
  • Blue Lake Lake 9 kmW

25–60 km1,312 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 57 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 55 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 53 kmNW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 28 kmNW

60–100 km1,559 places

  • Anglesey Island 70 kmNW
  • Poppit Sands Beach 86 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 81 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 76 kmSW

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