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Village

Fochriw

Located in Darran Valley, Caerphilly County Borough Coordinates: 51°44′24″ N 3°17′55″ W

Map showing the location of Fochriw Fochriw
Location in United Kingdom
Population
1,250
1.2K
Elevation
348 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport38 km
BRS Bristol Airport57 km

About Fochriw

Fochriw is a village. Location: Darran Valley, Caerphilly County Borough. Population: 1,250. Elevation: 348 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Cefn y Brithdir and Pen Garnbugail.

Climate of Fochriw

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (161 mm)
Driest month
July (76 mm)

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 Fochriw
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)16011412187858676105121137155161

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Fochriw

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 27 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 38 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 57 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 112 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 27 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 30 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 47 kmwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 58 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 74 kmeast

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

Day trips from Fochriw

Within 100 km: 952 historic and cultural sites, 2,194 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 21 kmN
  • Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 23 kmE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 13 kmN
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 19 kmNW

25–60 km1,185 places

  • Steep Holm Island 46 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 42 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 38 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 39 kmS

60–100 km1,892 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 96 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 92 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 61 kmS
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 95 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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