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Mountain

Moel-y-gest

Located in Porthmadog, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°55′40″ N 4°09′35″ W

Map showing the location of Moel-y-gest Moel-y-gest
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
263 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Porthmadog
1.9 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport99 km
IOM Isle of Man Airport132 km

About Moel-y-gest

Moel-y-gest is a mountain. Location: Porthmadog, Gwynedd. Elevation: 263 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (99 km). Nearby sights include Parc y Borth and Ynys Hir.

Climate of Moel-y-gest

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (140 mm)
Driest month
May (68 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 Moel-y-gest
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)120881067468778096107128140132

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Moel-y-gest

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 99 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 99 kmnortheast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 132 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 134 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 92 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 96 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 112 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 118 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 119 kmeast

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

Day trips from Moel-y-gest

Within 100 km: 429 historic and cultural sites, 1,884 natural sites, 159 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km309 places

  • Ynys Tywyn Island 2 kmE
  • Saint Tudwals Island East Island 24 kmSW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 5 kmE
  • St Tudwal's Island East Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km928 places

  • Anglesey Island 41 kmN
  • Whistling Sands Beach 39 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 35 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 32 kmW

60–100 km1,235 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 98 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 94 kmS
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 91 kmS
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 88 kmS

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