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Mountain

Pen y Bwlch Gwyn

Located in Llandderfel, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°57′27″ N 3°35′24″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Bwlch Gwyn Pen y Bwlch Gwyn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
502 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glan-yr-afon
2.3 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 Airport65 km
MAN Manchester Airport98 km

About Pen y Bwlch Gwyn

Pen y Bwlch Gwyn is a mountain. Location: Llandderfel, Gwynedd. Elevation: 502 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Moel Emoel and Garnedd Fawr.

Climate of Pen y Bwlch Gwyn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
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).

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Climate of Pen y Bwlch Gwyn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)14310512287798985104117136156152

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Pen y Bwlch Gwyn

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 65 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 62 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 65 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 98 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 137 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 62 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 65 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 79 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 83 kmeast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 83 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pen y Bwlch Gwyn

Within 100 km: 618 historic and cultural sites, 2,109 natural sites, 186 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km355 places

  • Ynys Goediog Island 9 kmW
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 19 kmS
  • Llyn Conwy Lake 17 kmW
  • Llyn Brân Lake 18 kmN

25–60 km1,278 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 52 kmNE
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 36 kmW
  • Puffin Island Island 50 kmNW
  • Llanddwyn Island Island 59 kmW

60–100 km1,280 places

  • Anglesey Island 62 kmNW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 77 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 73 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 70 kmW

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