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Y Golfa

Located in Castle Caereinion, Powys Coordinates: 52°39′19″ N 3°12′36″ W

Map showing the location of Y Golfa Y Golfa
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
341 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Welshpool
4.3 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 Airport79 km
MAN Manchester Airport99 km

About Y Golfa

Y Golfa is a mountain. Location: Castle Caereinion, Powys. Elevation: 341 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Y Figyn and Upper Park.

Climate of Y Golfa

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 Y Golfa
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 Y Golfa

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 79 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 79 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 99 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 102 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 52 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 74 kmeast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 76 kmnortheast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 78 kmeast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 79 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Y Golfa

Within 100 km: 865 historic and cultural sites, 2,573 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km398 places

  • Foel Mountain 19 kmW
  • Stiperstones Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Rhialgwm Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Gyrn Moelfre Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km1,499 places

  • The Island Island 55 kmSE
  • Ynys Goediog Island 47 kmNW
  • Duckbay Island Island 55 kmNE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 25 kmNW

60–100 km1,716 places

  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 100 kmW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 76 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 69 kmNW
  • Saint Tudwals Island West Island 86 kmW

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