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Foel Ddu

Located in Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°40′05″ N 3°55′40″ W

Map showing the location of Foel Ddu Foel Ddu
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
448 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tal-y-llyn
1.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport104 km
MAN Manchester Airport134 km

About Foel Ddu

Foel Ddu is a mountain. Location: Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Gwynedd. Elevation: 448 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Graig Goch and Mynydd Pencoed.

Climate of Foel Ddu

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 (80 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 Foel Ddu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)14910912990809394112124151166161

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Foel Ddu

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 104 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 100 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 104 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 134 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 147 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 100 kmeast
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 101 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 104 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 117 kmsouth
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 118 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Foel Ddu

Within 100 km: 706 historic and cultural sites, 2,409 natural sites, 188 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km360 places

  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 2 kmE
  • Llyn Cau Lake 3 kmNE
  • Llyn e Gader Lake 4 kmN
  • Llyn Gafr Lake 5 kmN

25–60 km1,304 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 57 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 55 kmNW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 54 kmNW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 32 kmNW

60–100 km1,639 places

  • Anglesey Island 74 kmN
  • Poppit Sands Beach 81 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 77 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 72 kmSW

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