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Llyn Idwal

Located in Llandygai, Gwynedd Coordinates: 53°07′01″ N 4°01′32″ W

Map showing the location of Llyn Idwal Llyn Idwal
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
373 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pont Pen - y - benglog
0.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport82 km
IOM Isle of Man Airport115 km

About Llyn Idwal

Llyn Idwal is a lake. Location: Llandygai, Gwynedd. Elevation: 373 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Devil's Appendix and Glyder Fach.

Climate of Llyn Idwal

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 177 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (177 mm)
Driest month
May (88 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 Idwal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)15711613996889497115131161177168

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Llyn Idwal

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 82 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 74 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 82 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 115 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 119 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 74 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 77 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 94 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 101 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 101 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Llyn Idwal

Within 100 km: 385 historic and cultural sites, 1,640 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km369 places

  • Ynys Tywyn Island 23 kmS
  • Puffin Island Island 22 kmN
  • Gored Gôch Island 15 kmNW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 23 kmS

25–60 km773 places

  • Anglesey Island 28 kmNW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 56 kmSW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 51 kmSW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 47 kmSW

60–100 km1,048 places

  • British Isles Island 98 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 64 kmNE
  • Formby Beach Beach 79 kmNE
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 84 kmNE

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