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Foel

Located in Llanbadarn Fynydd, Powys Coordinates: 52°23′51″ N 3°22′19″ W

Map showing the location of Foel Foel
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
460 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llaethdy
1.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport110 km
BHX Birmingham Airport111 km

About Foel

Foel is a mountain. Location: Llanbadarn Fynydd, Powys. Elevation: 460 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (110 km). Nearby sights include Castle Bank and Moel Dod.

Climate of Foel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (178 mm)
Driest month
May (80 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
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)17412013391808880104118144164178

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Foel

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 110 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 70 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 110 kmnorth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 111 kmeast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 111 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 70 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 82 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 87 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 88 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 94 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Foel

Within 100 km: 966 historic and cultural sites, 2,821 natural sites, 188 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km408 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 20 kmSW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 21 kmSW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 24 kmSW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,634 places

  • The Island Island 47 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 46 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 52 kmS
  • Bala Lake Lake 57 kmN

60–100 km1,933 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 96 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 91 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 83 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 80 kmW

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