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Mountain

Pen y Parc

Located in Castle Caereinion, Powys Coordinates: 52°38′08″ N 3°12′36″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Parc Pen y Parc
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
343 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Welshpool
5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport82 km
MAN Manchester Airport101 km

About Pen y Parc

Pen y Parc is a mountain. Location: Castle Caereinion, Powys. Elevation: 343 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Upper Park and Cefn-hilin.

Climate of Pen y Parc

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
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 Parc
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°10°14°17°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1148189676270617988100112118

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen y Parc

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 82 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 52 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 82 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 101 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 101 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 52 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 74 kmeast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 77 kmnortheast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 78 kmeast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 80 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pen y Parc

Within 100 km: 875 historic and cultural sites, 2,591 natural sites, 176 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km402 places

  • Foel Mountain 20 kmW
  • Stiperstones Mountain 20 kmE
  • Rhialgwm Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Gyrn Moelfre Mountain 25 kmN

25–60 km1,506 places

  • The Island Island 53 kmSE
  • Ynys Goediog Island 49 kmNW
  • Duckbay Island Island 57 kmNE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 27 kmNW

60–100 km1,734 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 78 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 70 kmNW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 100 kmSW
  • Saint Tudwals Island West Island 87 kmW

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