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Mountain

Pen y Foel

Located in Maentwrog, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°56′13″ N 3°59′35″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Foel Pen y Foel
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
214 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Maentwrog
1.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport88 km
MAN Manchester Airport123 km

About Pen y Foel

Pen y Foel is a mountain. Location: Maentwrog, Gwynedd. Elevation: 214 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Pen Cae'n-y-coed and Penyglannau.

Climate of Pen y Foel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
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).

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Climate of Pen y Foel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)14810812990829193111124150166160

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen y Foel

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 88 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 83 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 88 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 123 kmnortheast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 134 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 83 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 86 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 102 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 107 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 108 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen y Foel

Within 100 km: 493 historic and cultural sites, 1,987 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km399 places

  • Ynys Tywyn Island 9 kmW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 7 kmSW
  • Ynys Dol-lleian Island 11 kmNW
  • Cei Ballast Island 9 kmW

25–60 km1,044 places

  • Anglesey Island 45 kmNW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 50 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 46 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 43 kmW

60–100 km1,207 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 99 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 96 kmS
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 92 kmS
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 72 kmNE

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