River

Afon Craiglas

Located in Llanllyfni, Gwynedd Coordinates: 53°02′29″ N 4°12′25″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 306 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Talysarn; 3.7 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport96 km; IOM Isle of Man Airport119 km

About Afon Craiglas

Afon Craiglas is a river. Location: Llanllyfni, Gwynedd. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Pen Cwm Silyn and Mynydd Tal-y-mignedd.

Photos of Afon Craiglas

Mynydd Graig Goch Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Afon Craiglas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (140 mm)
Driest month: May (67 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

10° 3°

14° 6°

16° 8°

18° 11°

15° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

118

Feb

Mar

103

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

104

Oct

127

Nov

140

Dec

130

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 Afon Craiglas
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	118	87	103	73	67	73	76	93	104	127	140	130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Afon Craiglas

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 96 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 89 km to the northeast.

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 96 kmeast
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 119 kmnorth
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 133 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 89 kmnortheast
Liverpool Population: 496.8K 92 kmnortheast
St Helens Population: 183.2K 108 kmnortheast
Warrington Population: 172.3K 115 kmeast
Blackpool Population: 145K 116 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Afon Craiglas

Within 100 km: 353 historic and cultural sites, 1,633 natural sites, 153 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km311 places

Ynys Tywyn Island 14 kmS
Llanddwyn Island Island 17 kmNW
Gored Gôch Island 20 kmN
Ynys Gifftan Island 17 kmSE

25–60 km744 places

Anglesey Island 28 kmN
Whistling Sands Beach 42 kmSW
Traeth Penllech Beach 36 kmSW
Porth Towyn Beach Beach 32 kmSW

60–100 km1,084 places

Llangrannog's Beach Beach 100 kmS
Thurstaston Beach Beach 78 kmNE
Formby Beach Beach 94 kmNE
Ainsdale Beach Beach 99 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Talysarn Village, Llanllyfni
3.7 km W
Penygroes Village, Llanllyfni
5.5 km W
Nantlle Village, Llanllyfni
2.2 km NW
Drws-y-coed Village, Llanllyfni
3 km NE
Tanyraltt Village, Llanllyfni
3.4 km W
Rhosgadfan Village, Llanwnda
5.7 km N

Afon Craiglas

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pen Cwm Silyn Mountain, Llanllyfni
0.6 km SW
Mynydd Tal-y-mignedd Mountain, Llanllyfni
1.4 km E
Craig Cwm Silyn Mountain, Llanllyfni
1.4 km S
Dyffryn Nantlle Natural site, Wales
1.2 km NW
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf Lake, Llanllyfni
1.6 km NW
Trum y Ddysgl Mountain, Llanllyfni
2.3 km E
Garnedd-goch Mountain, Llanllyfni
2.3 km SW
Mynydd Drws-y-coed Mountain, Llanllyfni
2.8 km E

Afon Craiglas

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026