Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
677km²
Area
231km
Coastline
166m
Highest point
Mynydd Bodafon
70,043
People
16°C
Warmest sea
August
402km
To the mainland
When to go to Anglesey
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (16 °C) and coolest in March (8 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in north-west Wales, UK
Anglesey is an island in United Kingdom. It covers 677 km², with 231 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mynydd Bodafon, rises to 166 m. About 70,043 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 402 km away.
Getting there
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 89 km in a straight lineCar hire at LPL airport (Liverpool)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 402 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Anglesey.
- 90beachesPorth Dre-fadog, Porth Trwyn, Porth y Cychod and 87 more
- 8viewpointsParys Mountain View and 7 more
- 1lighthousesAmlwch Lighthouse
- 1marinasNorth West Venturers Yacht Club
- 10named peaksMynydd Bodafon, Mynydd Eilian, Mynydd y Garn and 7 more
- 1waterfalls
- 7castles and fortsCastell Aberlleiniog, Beaumaris Castle, Dinas and 4 more
- 205ruins and archaeological sitesLlugwy Chambered Tomb, Penmon Priory, Baron Hill Gatehouse and 202 more
- 6waymarked walking routesIsle of Anglesey Coastal Path, Hidden Corners of Plas Newydd, Plas Newydd, A Gentle Walk at Plas Newydd, Plas Newydd and 3 more
- 118campsitesLlyn Y Gors, Kingsbridge Caravan & Camping Park, Gadlys Coastal Holiday Cottages and 115 more
- 174hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 95restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Anglesey, each with its own numbers.
3beaches and covesCoastya
23mountainsPeakyas
8lakesLakeyas
Highest point
178m
Mynydd Bodafon
prominence 178 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
2.4km²
Llyn Alaw
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
20.3°C
Llyn Cerrig Bach
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
15.6°C
Traeth Lligwy
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Traeth Lligwy15.6°C
- Porth Tre-castellcove15.2°C
- Porth Trwyncove15.0°C
23 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mynydd Bodafonprominence 178 m178m
- Mynydd Eilianprominence 123 m177m
- Mynydd y Garnprominence 106 m170m
- Pen y Castellprominence 31 m169m
- Barclodiauprominence 32 m169m
- Bwrdd Arthurprominence 135 m164m
- Mynydd Llwydiarthprominence 59 m158m
- Parys Mountainprominence 66 m147m
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8 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Llyn Alaw2.4km²
- Llyn Cefni0.53km²
- Llyn Traffwll0.30km²
- Llyn Coron0.24km²
- Llyn Llywenan0.20km²
- Llyn Maelog0.20km²
- Llyn Cerrig Bach0.15km²
- Cemlyn Bay and lagoon0.11km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 46 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 57 %0–50 m
- 43 %50–200 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Llangefni4,864 people
- Menai Bridge3,376 people
- Amlwch3,211 people
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll2,900 people
- Valley2,361 people
- Benllech2,236 people
- Gaerwen1,551 people
- Cemaes Bay1,187 people
- Llanerchymedd1,133 people
- Beaumaris1,121 people
- Bodedern1,051 people
- Rhosneigr1,008 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Night low (°C) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| Sea (°C) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 108 | 89 | 81 | 63 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 94 | 92 | 122 | 127 | 131 |
| Wet days | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Sun h/day | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 33 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.7 |
| 2023 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | −0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q168159) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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