Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:49 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:27 am – 4:01 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 August: highs 17°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 2°C3,729 mm of rain a year, 107 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 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)
Nearby landmarksLlyn Gwynantlake · under a mileMoel Meirchmountain · 1.9 miMynydd Llyndymountain · 1.9 miLlyn Dinaslake · 1.4 miNantgwynantvalley · under a mileCwm Merchvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198419 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Aug 202448 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.5 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
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 508 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEryri Hospital11 miGP surgeryHealth Services Centre5.6 miPharmacyD Powys Davies Pharmacy5.6 miDentistHealth Centre5.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL53 miRailway stationRoman BridgeDolwyddelan5.0 miBus stationCaernarfon Bus Station Stand C12 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing22 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL55 postcode district.
