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Mountain

Foel y Geifr

Located in Pennal, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°37′42″ N 3°53′53″ W

Map showing the location of Foel y Geifr Foel y Geifr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
515 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Machynlleth
5.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport106 km
MAN Manchester Airport135 km

About Foel y Geifr

Foel y Geifr is a mountain. Location: Pennal, Gwynedd. Elevation: 515 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (106 km). Nearby sights include Tarren y Gesail and Mynydd Rhyd-galed.

Climate of Foel y Geifr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (160 mm)
Driest month
May (76 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 Foel y Geifr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°9°12°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)14510512485769192110120146160157

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Foel y Geifr

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 106 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 98 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 106 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 135 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 142 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 98 kmeast
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 104 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 107 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 112 kmsouth
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 120 kmeast

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

Day trips from Foel y Geifr

Within 100 km: 724 historic and cultural sites, 2,465 natural sites, 195 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km372 places

  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 5 kmN
  • Llyn Cau Lake 7 kmN
  • Llyn e Gader Lake 9 kmN
  • Llyn Gafr Lake 9 kmN

25–60 km1,360 places

  • Traeth Penllech Beach 59 kmNW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 58 kmNW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 36 kmNW
  • Saint Tudwals Island West Island 43 kmNW

60–100 km1,652 places

  • Anglesey Island 79 kmN
  • Poppit Sands Beach 79 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 75 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 69 kmSW

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