- Elevation
- 528 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport83 km
- MAN Manchester Airport117 km
About Foel Fawr
Foel Fawr is a mountain. Location: Maentwrog, Gwynedd. Elevation: 528 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Graig Wen and Pen Llyn Hiraethlyn.
Photos of Foel Fawr
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Cwm Prysor Barrie Hughes at en.wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 -
Castell Prysor Thomas Pennant · Public domain
Climate of Foel Fawr
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 166 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (166 mm)
- Driest month
- May (82 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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 148 | 108 | 129 | 90 | 82 | 91 | 93 | 111 | 124 | 150 | 166 | 160 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Foel Fawr
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 83 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 78 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 83 kmnortheast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 117 kmnortheast
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 137 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 78 kmnortheast
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 81 kmnortheast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 96 kmnortheast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 101 kmnortheast
- Telford Population: 155.6K 102 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Foel Fawr
Within 100 km: 529 historic and cultural sites, 2,049 natural sites, 177 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km433 places
- Ynys Tywyn Island 16 kmW
- Ynys Gifftan Island 13 kmW
- Ynys Dol-lleian Island 16 kmNW
- Cei Ballast Island 16 kmW
25–60 km1,123 places
- Anglesey Island 49 kmNW
- Whistling Sands Beach 57 kmW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 53 kmW
- Porth Towyn Beach Beach 50 kmW
60–100 km1,199 places
- Tresaith Beach Beach 99 kmSW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 95 kmSW
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 67 kmNE
- Formby Beach Beach 88 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Llan Ffestiniog Village, Ffestiniog3.5 km NW
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Trawsfynydd Village, Trawsfynydd4.3 km SW
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Bont Newydd Village, Ffestiniog2.2 km NW
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Blaenau-Ffestiniog Village, Ffestiniog7.2 km NW
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Gellilydan Village, Maentwrog4.5 km W
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Ffestiniog Village, Ffestiniog3.8 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Graig Wen Mountain, Maentwrog1.1 km E
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Pen Llyn Hiraethlyn Mountain, Trawsfynydd2.1 km SE
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Moel y Croesau Mountain, Trawsfynydd2.1 km SE
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Foel Cynfal Mountain, Trawsfynydd2.1 km E
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Pen Dolbelydr Mountain, Trawsfynydd2.3 km S
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Craig y Tan Mountain, Trawsfynydd2.9 km S
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Y Garn Mountain, Trawsfynydd3.3 km E
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Craig y Garreg-lwyd Mountain, Ffestiniog3.6 km N
Sources & licences
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