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Mountain

Penllyn Forest Top

Located in Llangywer, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°51′21″ N 3°31′29″ W

Map showing the location of Penllyn Forest Top Penllyn Forest Top
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
551 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bala
7.8 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 Airport70 km
MAN Manchester Airport100 km

About Penllyn Forest Top

Penllyn Forest Top is a mountain. Location: Llangywer, Gwynedd. Elevation: 551 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Y Groes Fagl and Foel Cedig.

Climate of Penllyn Forest Top

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · 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 Penllyn Forest Top
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°6°9°8°6°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)14310512287798985104117136156152

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Penllyn Forest Top

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 70 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 69 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 70 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 100 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 128 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 69 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 72 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 75 kmeast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 85 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 87 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Penllyn Forest Top

Within 100 km: 683 historic and cultural sites, 2,269 natural sites, 190 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km407 places

  • Ynys Goediog Island 17 kmNW
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 6 kmS
  • Bala Lake Lake 8 kmNW
  • Llyn Arenig-fawr Lake 15 kmNW

25–60 km1,435 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 59 kmNE
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 41 kmW
  • Gored Gôch Island 60 kmNW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 38 kmW

60–100 km1,300 places

  • Anglesey Island 72 kmNW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 81 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 77 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 75 kmW

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