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Mountain

Foel Fras

Located in Cadfarch, Powys Coordinates: 52°31′02″ N 3°49′15″ W

Map showing the location of Foel Fras Foel Fras
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
529 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Machynlleth
8.3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport112 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport129 km

About Foel Fras

Foel Fras is a mountain. Location: Cadfarch, Powys. Elevation: 529 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (112 km). Nearby sights include Foel Grafiau and Creigiau Bwlch Hyddgen.

Climate of Foel Fras

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (168 mm)
Driest month
May (79 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 Fras
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°16°16°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)15711213191799292111122149166168

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Foel Fras

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 112 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 95 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 112 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 129 kmsouth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 139 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 95 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 100 kmsouth
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 112 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 114 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 115 kmeast

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

Day trips from Foel Fras

Within 100 km: 807 historic and cultural sites, 2,600 natural sites, 199 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km415 places

  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 18 kmN
  • Llyn Cau Lake 20 kmN
  • Llyn e Gader Lake 22 kmN
  • Llyn Gafr Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km1,383 places

  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 59 kmSW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 50 kmNW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 58 kmSW
  • Saint Tudwals Island West Island 54 kmNW

60–100 km1,808 places

  • Anglesey Island 92 kmN
  • Poppit Sands Beach 75 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 70 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 64 kmSW

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