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Mountain

Y Foel

Located in Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Wrexham Coordinates: 52°56′35″ N 3°12′36″ W

Map showing the location of Y Foel Y Foel
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
522 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llangollen
3.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport50 km
MAN Manchester Airport77 km

About Y Foel

Y Foel is a mountain. Location: Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Wrexham. Elevation: 522 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Vivod Mountain and Careg y Big.

Climate of Y Foel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
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 Y Foel
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°6°9°8°6°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)125931058075837594106118135133

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Y Foel

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 50 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 52 km to the north.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 50 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 77 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 113 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 52 kmnorth
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 54 kmnorth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 59 kmsoutheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 65 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 65 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Y Foel

Within 100 km: 761 historic and cultural sites, 2,276 natural sites, 194 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km322 places

  • Newton Mere Lake 25 kmE
  • Mwdwl-eithin Mountain 22 kmW
  • Cyrn-y-Brain Mountain 10 kmN
  • Craig Bron-banog Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km1,280 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 44 kmN
  • Hilbre Island Island 49 kmN
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 59 kmW
  • Little Eye Island 48 kmN

60–100 km1,629 places

  • Anglesey Island 84 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 99 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 96 kmW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 84 kmNW

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