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Mountain

Pen-y-gaer

Located in Llanengan, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°49′29″ N 4°31′37″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-gaer Pen-y-gaer
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
83 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Abersoch
1.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport126 km
DUB Dublin Airport134 km

About Pen-y-gaer

Pen-y-gaer is a mountain. Location: Llanengan, Gwynedd. Elevation: 83 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (126 km). Nearby sights include Bryn Llanengan and Castell Abersoch.

Climate of Pen-y-gaer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (105 mm)
Driest month
May (54 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)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°6°8°10°12°13°11°9°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)956773565461607883100105102

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Pen-y-gaer

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 126 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 119 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 126 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 134 kmnorthwest
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 140 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 119 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 122 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 129 kmnorthwest
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 139 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 140 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Pen-y-gaer

Within 100 km: 304 historic and cultural sites, 1,746 natural sites, 159 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 13 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 11 kmNW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 12 kmNW
  • Saint Tudwals Island West Island 5 kmSE

25–60 km724 places

  • Anglesey Island 53 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 29 kmNE
  • Llanddwyn Island Island 35 kmN
  • Holy Island Island 52 kmN

60–100 km1,407 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 81 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 77 kmS
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 77 kmS
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 74 kmS

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