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Craig y Garreg-lwyd

Located in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°58′04″ N 3°53′04″ W

Map showing the location of Craig y Garreg-lwyd Craig y Garreg-lwyd
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
480 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llan Ffestiniog
3.3 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport80 km
MAN Manchester Airport115 km

About Craig y Garreg-lwyd

Craig y Garreg-lwyd is a mountain. Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd. Elevation: 480 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Y Garnedd and Carreg y Foel-gron.

Climate of Craig y Garreg-lwyd

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (166 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Craig y Garreg-lwyd
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)14810812990829193111124150166160

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Craig y Garreg-lwyd

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 80 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 75 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 80 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 115 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 133 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 75 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 78 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 94 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 99 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 102 kmeast

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

Day trips from Craig y Garreg-lwyd

Within 100 km: 512 historic and cultural sites, 1,991 natural sites, 178 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km441 places

  • Ynys Tywyn Island 17 kmW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 15 kmSW
  • Ynys Dol-lleian Island 15 kmW
  • Cei Ballast Island 17 kmW

25–60 km1,059 places

  • Anglesey Island 46 kmNW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 58 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 54 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 51 kmW

60–100 km1,181 places

  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 98 kmSW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 64 kmNE
  • Formby Beach Beach 85 kmNE
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 90 kmNE

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