Mountain

Gwastad

Located in Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent Coordinates: 51°44′32″ N 3°06′35″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 551 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Abertillery; 2.2 km SW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport42 km; BRS Bristol Airport48 km

About Gwastad

Gwastad is a mountain. Location: Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent. Elevation: 551 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Coety Mountain and Mynydd James.

Photos of Gwastad

Pontypool Park Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Gwastad

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: December (141 mm)
Driest month: July (65 mm)

4° -1°

6° 0°

9° 1°

13° 4°

15° 7°

18° 10°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

7° 2°

5° 1°

Jan

140

Feb

100

Mar

106

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

107

Oct

119

Nov

133

Dec

141

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 Gwastad
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	4°	6°	9°	13°	15°	18°	17°	14°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	0°	1°	4°	7°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	140	100	106	79	78	77	65	93	107	119	133	141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gwastad

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 42 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 19 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 42 kmsouthwest
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 48 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 114 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 19 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 30 kmsouth
Bristol Population: 479K 48 kmsoutheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 59 kmwest
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 61 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gwastad

Within 100 km: 952 historic and cultural sites, 2,151 natural sites, 138 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km266 places

Llangorse Lake Lake 23 kmNW
Lisvane Reservoir Lake 24 kmS
Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 11 kmSE
Talybont Reservoir Lake 19 kmNW

25–60 km1,109 places

Steep Holm Island 45 kmS
Flat Holm Island 41 kmS
Barry Island Island 40 kmS
Sully Island Island 39 kmS

60–100 km1,866 places

Kilve Beach Beach 62 kmS
Worms Head Island 86 kmW
Outer Head Island 87 kmW
Alney Island Island 60 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Abertillery Town, Abertillery
2.2 km SW
Cwmtillery Village, Abertillery
1.6 km W
Six Bells Village, Abertillery
2.5 km SW
Blaina Village, Nantyglo and Blaina
3.8 km NW
Abersychan Village, Abersychan
3.7 km SE
Blaenavon Town, Blaenavon
3.9 km NE

Gwastad

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Coety Mountain Mountain, Abertillery
2.6 km N
Mynydd James Mountain, Abertillery
3 km NW
Cefn Coch Mountain, Blaenavon
4.1 km N
Blaen-y-cwm Mountain, Pen Tranch
4.3 km S
Mynydd Pen-y-fan Mountain, Argoed
5.4 km SW
Pen-rhiw-Ifor Mountain, Blaenavon
5.4 km N
Ebbw Vale Natural site, Wales
5.3 km W
Pen Coed Parciau Mountain, Pen Tranch
5.5 km SE

Gwastad

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026