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Foel Wylfa

Located in Llansilin, Powys Coordinates: 52°53′24″ N 3°12′08″ W

Map showing the location of Foel Wylfa Foel Wylfa
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
453 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rhiwlas
1.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport55 km
MAN Manchester Airport80 km

About Foel Wylfa

Foel Wylfa is a mountain. Location: Llansilin, Powys. Elevation: 453 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Foel Rhiwlas and Craig Ysgwennant.

Climate of Foel Wylfa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 Wylfa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)125931058075837594106118135133

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Foel Wylfa

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 55 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 56 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 55 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 80 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 110 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 57 kmnorth
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 60 kmnorth
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 66 kmeast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 70 kmeast

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

Day trips from Foel Wylfa

Within 100 km: 758 historic and cultural sites, 2,324 natural sites, 195 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km339 places

  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 22 kmSW
  • Newton Mere Lake 24 kmE
  • Crose Mere Lake 24 kmE
  • Sweat Mere Lake 25 kmE

25–60 km1,305 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 50 kmN
  • Hilbre Island Island 55 kmN
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 59 kmW
  • Little Eye Island 54 kmN

60–100 km1,633 places

  • Anglesey Island 88 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 99 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 96 kmW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 88 kmNW

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