Municipality

Porthmadog

Located in Gwynedd, Wales Coordinates: 52°55′05″ N 4°08′44″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 30 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 14; listed under Porthmadog
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport98 km; IOM Isle of Man Airport134 km

About Porthmadog

Porthmadog is a municipality. Location: Gwynedd, Wales. Elevation: 30 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Afon Dwyryd and Afon Glaslyn.

Climate of Porthmadog

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (140 mm)
Driest month: May (68 mm)

8° 3°

10° 4°

12° 5°

15° 7°

18° 10°

20° 12°

19° 12°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

120

Feb

Mar

106

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

107

Oct

128

Nov

140

Dec

132

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 Porthmadog
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	15°	18°	20°	19°	17°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	120	88	106	74	68	77	80	96	107	128	140	132

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Porthmadog

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 98 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 92 km to the northeast.

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 98 kmnortheast
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 134 kmnorth
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 134 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 92 kmnortheast
Liverpool Population: 496.8K 95 kmnortheast
St Helens Population: 183.2K 111 kmnortheast
Warrington Population: 172.3K 117 kmnortheast
Telford Population: 155.6K 118 kmeast

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

Day trips from Porthmadog

Within 100 km: 445 historic and cultural sites, 1,922 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km318 places

Ynys Tywyn Island 1 kmNE
Saint Tudwals Island East Island 24 kmSW
Ynys Gifftan Island 4 kmE
St Tudwal's Island East Island 25 kmSW

25–60 km942 places

Anglesey Island 43 kmN
Whistling Sands Beach 40 kmW
Traeth Penllech Beach 36 kmW
Porth Towyn Beach Beach 33 kmW

60–100 km1,271 places

Poppit Sands Beach 98 kmSW
Mwnt beach Beach 93 kmS
Tresaith Beach Beach 91 kmS
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 87 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Porthmadog

14 places

1 Porthmadog 3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages6

Borth-y-Gest · Village
Garth · Neighbourhood
Morfa Bychan · Village
Pwllgoleulas · Village
Tremadoc · Village
Tremadog · Village

Mountains & nature4

Carreg yr Eryr · Mountain
Moel-y-gest · Mountain
Parc y Borth · Mountain
Ynys Hir · Mountain

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Cei Ballast · Island
Ynys Tywyn · Island

Heritage & sights1

Porthmadog · Landmark

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Afon Dwyryd River, Wales
0.3 km SW
Afon Glaslyn River, Wales
1.9 km E
Penrhyn-isaf Mountain, Penrhyndeudraeth
3 km E
Y Fedw Mountain, Dolbenmaen
3.6 km N
Craig y Gesail Mountain, Dolbenmaen
3.7 km NW
Moel y Gadair Mountain, Dolbenmaen
3.9 km W
Criccieth Castle Historic site, Criccieth
5.9 km W
Ogof Foel Mountain, Talsarnau
4 km SE