Mountain

Mynydd James

Located in Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent Coordinates: 51°45′39″ N 3°08′28″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 550 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Blaina; 1.1 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport43 km; BRS Bristol Airport51 km

About Mynydd James

Mynydd James is a mountain. Location: Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent. Elevation: 550 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Coety Mountain and Cefn Coch.

Climate of Mynydd James

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 Mynydd James
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 Mynydd James

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 22 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 43 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 51 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 22 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 31 kmsouth
Bristol Population: 479K 51 kmsoutheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 58 kmwest
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 63 kmeast

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

Day trips from Mynydd James

Within 100 km: 964 historic and cultural sites, 2,187 natural sites, 139 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km270 places

Llangorse Lake Lake 21 kmNW
Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 14 kmSE
Talybont Reservoir Lake 16 kmNW
Pen y Fan Mountain 25 kmNW

25–60 km1,131 places

Steep Holm Island 47 kmS
Flat Holm Island 43 kmS
Barry Island Island 42 kmS
Sully Island Island 41 kmS

60–100 km1,889 places

Kilve Beach Beach 64 kmS
Worms Head Island 85 kmW
Outer Head Island 85 kmW
Alney Island Island 62 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Blaina Village, Nantyglo and Blaina
1.1 km W
Abertillery Town, Abertillery
3.5 km S
Cwmtillery Village, Abertillery
1.9 km S
Blaenavon Town, Blaenavon
4.1 km E
Six Bells Village, Abertillery
4.3 km S
Cwm Village, Cwm
3.6 km SW

Mynydd James

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Coety Mountain Mountain, Abertillery
1.9 km E
Cefn Coch Mountain, Blaenavon
1.9 km N
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn Mountain, Nantyglo and Blaina
2.8 km W
Gwastad Mountain, Abertillery
3 km SE
Mulfran Mountain, Nantyglo and Blaina
3.2 km N
Pen-rhiw-Ifor Mountain, Blaenavon
4.7 km NE
Y Domen Fawr Mountain, Ebbw Vale
4.7 km W
Ebbw Vale Natural site, Wales
4.6 km SW

Mynydd James

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026