Municipality

Blackwood

Located in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales Coordinates: 51°40′36″ N 3°11′56″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 211 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 2; listed under Blackwood
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport33 km; BRS Bristol Airport47 km

About Blackwood

Blackwood is a municipality. Location: Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Elevation: 211 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Twyn Tudur and Twyn Castell.

Climate of Blackwood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (161 mm)
Driest month: July (76 mm)

7° 2°

6° 1°

9° 3°

11° 4°

15° 7°

18° 10°

20° 12°

17° 10°

13° 7°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

160

Feb

114

Mar

121

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

105

Sep

121

Oct

137

Nov

155

Dec

161

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 Blackwood
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)	160	114	121	87	85	86	76	105	121	137	155	161

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blackwood

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 33 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 17 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 33 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 47 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 17 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 22 kmsouth
Bristol Population: 479K 48 kmsoutheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 52 kmwest
Bath Population: 101.6K 67 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Blackwood

Within 100 km: 918 historic and cultural sites, 2,101 natural sites, 145 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km259 places

Lisvane Reservoir Lake 17 kmS
Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 16 kmE
Talybont Reservoir Lake 22 kmN
Alway Mountain 20 kmSE

25–60 km1,028 places

Kilve Beach Beach 54 kmS
Steep Holm Island 38 kmS
Flat Holm Island 34 kmS
Barry Island Island 32 kmS

60–100 km1,877 places

Saunton Sands Beach 96 kmSW
Putsborough Beach Beach 92 kmSW
Worms Head Island 79 kmW
Outer Head Island 80 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Blackwood

2 places

1 Blackwood 15.5K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Y Coed Duon · Village

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Twyn Tudur Historic site, Ynysddu
4.9 km SE
Twyn Castell Historic site, Gelligaer
3.7 km W
Mynydd Pen-y-fan Mountain, Argoed
4.4 km NE
Castell Taliorum Historic site, Llanhilleth
6 km NE
Craig y Felin Mountain, Darran Valley
5.6 km NW
Rhymney Valley Natural site, Caerphilly County Borough
7.1 km S
St Illtyds Castle Historic site, Llanhilleth
5.8 km NE
Ebbw Vale Natural site, Wales
5.9 km N