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Best time to visit Anglesey

United Kingdom · Europe

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Anglesey

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  1. Anglesey in January: avoid
  2. Anglesey in February: avoid
  3. Anglesey in March: ok
  4. Anglesey in April: sweet spot
  5. Anglesey in May: sweet spot
  6. Anglesey in June: ok, busy
  7. Anglesey in July: ok, busy
  8. Anglesey in August: ok, busy
  9. Anglesey in September: ok
  10. Anglesey in October: ok
  11. Anglesey in November: avoid
  12. Anglesey in December: avoid
  • Sweet spot
  • Good
  • OK
  • Avoid
  • Busy
Go in Apr or May — 15C max, 12 rainy days. Jun is the next best.

Things to do in Anglesey

  • Snowdon Highest mountain in Wales
  • Crib Goch Mountain (923m) in Gwynedd
  • Ffestiniog Railway Heritage narrow gauge railway in Wales, United Kingdom
  • Smallest House in Great Britain House in Conwy, Wales; smallest inhabitable house in the UK
  • Tryfan Mountain (917.5m) in Conwy County Borough
  • Welsh Highland Railway Heritage railway in the Welsh county of Gwynedd
  • Dinorwic Quarry Large former slate quarry near Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales and World Heritage Site.

Tours and tickets in Anglesey

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

MonthMax °CRain days HumiditySun h/day VerdictWhy
Jan 8° 17d 85% 3.9h avoid 8C max, 17 rainy days
Feb 9° 15d 83% 5.0h avoid 9C max, 15 rainy days
Mar 10° 15d 82% 7.0h ok 10C max, 15 rainy days
Apr 12° 10d 77% 9.6h sweet spot 12C max, 10 rainy days
May 15° 12d 79% 11.5h sweet spot 15C max, 12 rainy days
Jun 18° 13d 80% 11.4h okbusy busier than usual
Jul 19° 14d 81% 10.9h okbusy busier than usual
Aug 19° 14d 81% 10.0h okbusy busier than usual
Sep 17° 16d 83% 7.9h ok 17C max, 16 rainy days
Oct 14° 17d 83% 5.6h ok 14C max, 17 rainy days
Nov 11° 17d 84% 4.1h avoid 11C max, 17 rainy days
Dec 9° 19d 87% 3.2h avoid 9C max, 19 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Beaumaris: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest from June to August; quietest from October to January.

Then and now

Anglesey's February days now average 8.8°C, 1.7°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 1 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1981–907.2°7.1°9.1°11.5°14.8°17.1°19.3°18.5°16.3°13.4°10.0°8.0°
2017–267.8°8.8°10.1°12.5°15.2°17.8°19.1°18.9°17.0°14.0°10.8°9.0°
Change+0.6°+1.7°+1.0°+0.9°+0.4°+0.7°-0.2°+0.4°+0.7°+0.6°+0.9°+1.0°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

Fly into Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Manchester, Greater Manchester.

Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN) the drive is not measured yet
Liverpool (LPL) the drive is not measured yet

The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.

How far Anglesey is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type G plugs at 230 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Pound sterling. Everything for United Kingdom: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

  • Paying — Contactless cards and phones work almost everywhere, and some places no longer take cash. Small shops and pubs may set a card minimum of about £5.
  • UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
  • Tipping — 10 to 15% in restaurants for good service, unless a service charge is already on the bill. Rounding up a taxi fare is usual but not expected.

Getting around Anglesey

  • Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.

The easiest way to get around the island. The A55 cuts straight across the island parallel to the old A5 route, providing a quick route to Holyhead ferry port. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Anglesey, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

  • Emergency — 999 or 112 (any emergency).
    TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Anglesey in pictures

What Anglesey is like

Anglesey, just off the coast of northwestern Wales, is the largest island off southern Great Britain at 276 sq mi (714 km²). Well worth a stop when travelling between the UK and Ireland, and in its own right, Ynys Môn has a dramatic coastline, historical sights, and is a stronghold for the Welsh language. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing
Beaumaris has a number of attractions, the most obvious one being the large ruins of Beaumaris Castle. Also open to the public is a 17th-century courthouse and well worth a visit the 19th-century gaol. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing
Llanddona, Benllech, Church Bay, Porth Dafarch, Trearddur Bay and Llanddwyn (Newborough) are all designated Blue Flag beaches. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in
There are no scheduled flights to Anglesey Airport (VLY IATA). However, Manchester Airport (MAN IATA) and Liverpool Airport (LPL IATA) are less than two hours drive from Anglesey. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Anglesey, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around Anglesey

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Kind of place

Anglesey is in United Kingdom, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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