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Mountain

Pen y Gaer

Located in Bettws, Powys Coordinates: 52°34′12″ N 3°16′13″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Gaer Pen y Gaer
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
300 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brooks
1.5 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 Airport90 km
BHX Birmingham Airport104 km

About Pen y Gaer

Pen y Gaer is a mountain. Location: Bettws, Powys. Elevation: 300 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Pen-caenion and Penyffridd.

Climate of Pen y Gaer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (118 mm)
Driest month
July (61 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 Gaer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1148189676270617988100112118

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen y Gaer

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 90 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 57 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 90 kmnorth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 104 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 109 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 57 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 78 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 81 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 83 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 85 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pen y Gaer

Within 100 km: 892 historic and cultural sites, 2,663 natural sites, 182 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km410 places

  • Foel Mountain 20 kmNW
  • Carnedd Wen Mountain 25 kmNW
  • Rhydd Hywel Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 21 kmS

25–60 km1,568 places

  • The Island Island 51 kmSE
  • Ynys Goediog Island 52 kmNW
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 30 kmNW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 38 kmSW

60–100 km1,759 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 98 kmSW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 94 kmSW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 99 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 86 kmN

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