- Population
- 1,793
- 1.8K
- Elevation
- 110 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport101 km
- IOM Isle of Man Airport117 km
About Penygroes
Penygroes is a village. Location: Llanllyfni, Gwynedd. Population: 1,793. Elevation: 110 m.
Pen-y-groes (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌpɛnəˈɡroːɨs] , also spelled as Penygroes) is a village in Gwynedd, Wales. The village is located to the south of Caernarfon, and north of Porthmadog, by the A487 road. Pen-y-groes' population stands at 1,793 at the 2011 census, of which 88% are Welsh-speaking, making it one of the most predominantly Welsh-speaking areas of the country.
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Photos of Penygroes
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Mynydd Graig Goch Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Penygroes
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 140 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (140 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 87 | 103 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 93 | 104 | 127 | 140 | 130 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Penygroes
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 101 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 93 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 101 kmeast
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 117 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 138 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 93 kmnortheast
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 96 kmnortheast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 113 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 118 kmnortheast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 120 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Penygroes
Within 100 km: 326 historic and cultural sites, 1,548 natural sites, 146 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km264 places
- Ynys Tywyn Island 18 kmSE
- Llanddwyn Island Island 12 kmNW
- Gored Gôch Island 19 kmN
- Ynys Gifftan Island 21 kmSE
25–60 km708 places
- Anglesey Island 26 kmN
- Whistling Sands Beach 38 kmSW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 33 kmSW
- Porth Towyn Beach Beach 29 kmSW
60–100 km1,048 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 83 kmNE
- Formby Beach Beach 97 kmNE
- Ynys Lochtyn Island 99 kmS
- Hilbre Island Island 79 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mynydd y Cilgwyn Mountain, Llandwrog3 km E
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Foel Mountain, Clynnog3.2 km SW
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Mynydd Graig Goch Mountain, Dolbenmaen5.5 km SE
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Arfon transmitting station Landmark, Llanllyfni4 km S
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Llyn Cwm Dulyn Lake, Llanllyfni4.4 km SE
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Llyn Nantlle Uchaf Lake, Llanllyfni4.5 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources