- Elevation
- 905 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport83 km
- MAN Manchester Airport113 km
About Aran Fawddwy
Aran Fawddwy is a mountain. Location: Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd. Elevation: 905 m.
Aran Fawddwy is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales. It is the highest point (county top) of the historic county of Merionethshire (for local government purposes, it lies within the current council area of Gwynedd). It is the highest peak in the Aran mountain range, the only peak in Wales outside North Snowdonia above 900m, and higher than anywhere in the United Kingdom south of Northern Snowdonia.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 670 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Aran Fawddwy
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Ian Medcalf · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thomas Roberts · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aran Benllyn Gabby77 · Public domain
Climate of Aran Fawddwy
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 177 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- November (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (87 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 164 | 119 | 140 | 98 | 87 | 98 | 98 | 117 | 131 | 158 | 177 | 175 |
How to get to Aran Fawddwy
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 83 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 81 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 83 kmnortheast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 113 kmnortheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 136 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 81 kmnortheast
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 84 kmnortheast
- Telford Population: 155.6K 85 kmeast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 98 kmnortheast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 100 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aran Fawddwy
Within 100 km: 698 historic and cultural sites, 2,307 natural sites, 186 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km425 places
- Ynys Goediog Island 18 kmN
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 13 kmE
- Bala Lake Lake 11 kmN
- Llyn Mwyngi Lake 19 kmSW
25–60 km1,453 places
- Ynys Tywyn Island 33 kmNW
- Saint Tudwals Island West Island 53 kmW
- Saint Tudwals Islands Island 53 kmW
- Saint Tudwals Island East Island 51 kmW
60–100 km1,313 places
- Anglesey Island 70 kmNW
- Mwnt beach Beach 97 kmSW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 92 kmSW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 88 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Aber Cowarch Village, Mawddwy4.2 km S
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Llanymawddwy Village, Mawddwy5.3 km SE -
Pennant Village, Mawddwy4.7 km SE
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Talardd Village, Llanuwchllyn5.6 km NE
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Mawddwy Municipality, Gwynedd5.9 km S
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Rhosdylluan Village, Llanuwchllyn6.7 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aran Benllyn Mountain, Llanuwchllyn1.9 km N
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Erw y Ddafad-ddu Mountain, Llanuwchllyn1 km N
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Foel Hafod-fynydd Mountain, Mawddwy1.5 km E
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Gwaun y Llwyni Mountain, Mawddwy2 km S
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Gwaun Lydan Mountain, Mawddwy2.2 km SE
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Waun Camddwr Mountain, Mawddwy2.4 km SW
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Pen-aran Mountain, Llanuwchllyn2.4 km N
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Pen yr Allt Uchaf Mountain, Mawddwy2.8 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources