Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent — Elevation, map and places

About Llanhilleth

Llanhilleth is a municipality. Location: Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Elevation: 196 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Blaen-y-cwm and Mynydd Pen-y-fan.

Photos of Llanhilleth

Twyn Tudur Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Pontypool Park Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Llanhilleth

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (141 mm)
Driest month: July (65 mm)

7° 2°

6° 1°

9° 3°

11° 4°

15° 7°

18° 10°

20° 12°

17° 10°

13° 7°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

140

Feb

100

Mar

106

Apr

79

May

78

Jun

77

Jul

65

Aug

93

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 Llanhilleth
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	6°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
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 Llanhilleth

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 37 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 16 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 37 kmsouthwest
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 46 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 109 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 16 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 25 kmsouth
Bristol Population: 479K 46 kmsoutheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 57 kmwest
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 64 kmeast

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

Day trips from Llanhilleth

Within 100 km: 929 historic and cultural sites, 2,117 natural sites, 139 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km263 places

Lisvane Reservoir Lake 19 kmS
Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 11 kmE
Talybont Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
Alway Mountain 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,037 places

Kilve Beach Beach 57 kmS
Steep Holm Island 40 kmS
Flat Holm Island 36 kmS
Barry Island Island 35 kmS

60–100 km1,885 places

Putsborough Beach Beach 98 kmSW
Worms Head Island 84 kmW
Outer Head Island 85 kmW
Alney Island Island 63 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Llanhilleth

7 places

Cities & villages5

Aberbeeg · Village
Brynithel · Village
Glandwr · Village
Llanhilleth · Village
Swffryd · Village

Heritage & sights2

Castell Taliorum · Historic site
St Illtyds Castle · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Blaen-y-cwm Mountain, Pen Tranch
2.5 km E
Mynydd Pen-y-fan Mountain, Argoed
3 km NW
Pen Coed Parciau Mountain, Pen Tranch
4.2 km E
Ebbw Vale Natural site, Wales
4.6 km NW
Gwastad Mountain, Abertillery
4.8 km N
Pontypool Park Landmark, Pontymoile
6.7 km E
Mynydd Twyn-glas Mountain, Pontymoile
5.1 km SE
Twyn Tudur Historic site, Ynysddu
7.5 km S

Llanhilleth

Ebbw Vale City, Ebbw Vale
9.9 km NW
Abertillery Municipality, Blaenau Gwent
4.8 km N
Tredegar Town, Tredegar
11 km NW
Cwm Municipality, Blaenau Gwent
5.1 km NW
Nantyglo and Blaina Municipality, Blaenau Gwent
7.6 km N
Ebbw Vale Municipality, Blaenau Gwent
9.4 km NW