Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:50 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:27 am – 4:02 pm
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People6,660 residentsin the Porthmadog census areaMedian age 51.93,063 households70% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright15% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,851 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, hospitality 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,541 mm of rain a year, 60 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October25 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesY Maespark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198410 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Jul 202431 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,781 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBryn Beryl Hospital7.4 miGP surgeryThe Health Centre4.2 miPharmacyFferyllfa E R Hughes Pharmacy4.2 miDentistVictoria Road (Dental Surgery)5.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen15 pupils1.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL64 miRailway stationCriccieth4.3 miBus stationPwllheli Bus Station Stand B8.9 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing20 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL51 postcode district.
