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Mountain

Croes y Forwyn

Located in Llanwddyn, Powys Coordinates: 52°46′41″ N 3°26′24″ W

Map showing the location of Croes y Forwyn Croes y Forwyn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
499 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Abertridwr
2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport74 km
MAN Manchester Airport100 km

About Croes y Forwyn

Croes y Forwyn is a mountain. Location: Llanwddyn, Powys. Elevation: 499 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Ffridd Fach and Moel y Belan.

Climate of Croes y Forwyn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (142 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Croes y Forwyn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°4°6°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)135971108073827595106123141142

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Croes y Forwyn

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 74 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 68 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 74 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 100 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 120 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 68 kmeast
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 74 kmnorth
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 77 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 85 kmeast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 88 kmeast

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

Day trips from Croes y Forwyn

Within 100 km: 752 historic and cultural sites, 2,394 natural sites, 193 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km413 places

  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 5 kmNW
  • Bala Lake Lake 18 kmNW
  • Llyn Arenig-fawr Lake 24 kmNW
  • Foel Mountain 10 kmS

25–60 km1,544 places

  • Ynys Tywyn Island 49 kmW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 46 kmW
  • Ynys Dol-lleian Island 51 kmNW
  • Cei Ballast Island 49 kmW

60–100 km1,382 places

  • Anglesey Island 82 kmNW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 98 kmSW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 87 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 84 kmW

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