- Elevation
- 556 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport82 km
- MAN Manchester Airport116 km
About Graig Wen
Graig Wen is a mountain. Location: Maentwrog, Gwynedd. Elevation: 556 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Foel Fawr and Foel Cynfal.
Photos of Graig Wen
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Cwm Prysor Barrie Hughes at en.wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 -
Castell Prysor Thomas Pennant · Public domain
Climate of Graig Wen
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 16°)
- 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) | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| 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 Graig Wen
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 82 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 77 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 82 kmnortheast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 116 kmnortheast
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 137 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 77 kmnortheast
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 80 kmnortheast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 95 kmnortheast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 100 kmnortheast
- Telford Population: 155.6K 101 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Graig Wen
Within 100 km: 531 historic and cultural sites, 2,053 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km434 places
- Ynys Tywyn Island 17 kmW
- Ynys Gifftan Island 14 kmW
- Ynys Dol-lleian Island 17 kmNW
- Cei Ballast Island 17 kmW
25–60 km1,126 places
- Anglesey Island 49 kmNW
- Whistling Sands Beach 58 kmW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 54 kmW
- Porth Towyn Beach Beach 51 kmW
60–100 km1,203 places
- Tresaith Beach Beach 99 kmSW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 95 kmSW
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 66 kmNE
- Formby Beach Beach 87 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Llan Ffestiniog Village, Ffestiniog4.2 km NW
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Trawsfynydd Village, Trawsfynydd5 km SW
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Bont Newydd Village, Ffestiniog2.9 km NW
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Blaenau-Ffestiniog Village, Ffestiniog7.5 km NW
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Ffestiniog Village, Ffestiniog4.4 km NW
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Gellilydan Village, Maentwrog5.5 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Foel Fawr Mountain, Maentwrog1.1 km W
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Foel Cynfal Mountain, Trawsfynydd1.1 km E
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Moel y Croesau Mountain, Trawsfynydd1.4 km SE
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Pen Llyn Hiraethlyn Mountain, Trawsfynydd2 km S
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Y Garn Mountain, Trawsfynydd2.5 km SE
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Pen Dolbelydr Mountain, Trawsfynydd2.7 km S
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Carreg y Foel-gron Mountain, Ffestiniog3.3 km N
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Craig y Garreg-lwyd Mountain, Ffestiniog3.4 km N
Sources & licences
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