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Mountain

Pen y Garn

Located in Llangelynin, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°40′39″ N 4°01′59″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Garn Pen y Garn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
460 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fairbourne
2.7 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 Airport108 km
MAN Manchester Airport139 km

About Pen y Garn

Pen y Garn is a mountain. Location: Llangelynin, Gwynedd. Elevation: 460 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (108 km). Nearby sights include Trawsfynydd and Esgair Berfa.

Climate of Pen y Garn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (149 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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 Garn
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°10°9°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1299511177718385103112136149142

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Pen y Garn

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 108 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 105 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 108 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 139 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 150 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 105 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 107 kmeast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 108 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 118 kmsouth
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 122 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pen y Garn

Within 100 km: 674 historic and cultural sites, 2,355 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km292 places

  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 9 kmE
  • Llyn Cau Lake 9 kmE
  • Llyn e Gader Lake 9 kmE
  • Llyn Gafr Lake 9 kmNE

25–60 km1,239 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 50 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 48 kmNW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 48 kmNW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 28 kmN

60–100 km1,682 places

  • Anglesey Island 70 kmN
  • Poppit Sands Beach 78 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 73 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 69 kmSW

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