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Mountain

Pen y Gaer

Located in Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°59′03″ N 4°20′30″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Gaer Pen y Gaer
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
389 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gyrngôch
3.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport107 km
IOM Isle of Man Airport124 km

About Pen y Gaer

Pen y Gaer is a mountain. Location: Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd. Elevation: 389 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (107 km). Nearby sights include Moel Bronmiod and Bwlch Mawr.

Climate of Pen y Gaer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (121 mm)
Driest month
May (59 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 Gaer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°16°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1047687635967678592112121114

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Pen y Gaer

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 107 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 100 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 107 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 124 kmnorth
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 138 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 100 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 103 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 119 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 126 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 126 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pen y Gaer

Within 100 km: 318 historic and cultural sites, 1,623 natural sites, 151 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 21 kmSW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 16 kmSE
  • Saint Tudwals Island West Island 22 kmS
  • Saint Tudwals Islands Island 22 kmS

25–60 km760 places

  • Anglesey Island 33 kmN
  • Whistling Sands Beach 31 kmSW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 25 kmSW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 42 kmN

60–100 km1,110 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 97 kmS
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 95 kmS
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 92 kmS
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 89 kmNE

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