- Elevation
- 44 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport29 km
- BRS Bristol Airport36 km
About Pontymister
Pontymister is a village. Location: Risca, Caerphilly County Borough. Elevation: 44 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Mynydd Machen and Twmbarlwm.
Photos of Pontymister
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Llantarnam Abbey Wikimedia Commons · Public domain -
Twyn Tudur Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rhiwderin Camp Graham Price · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Newport Castle The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Climate of Pontymister
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 115 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (116 mm)
- Driest month
- July (59 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 84 | 89 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 59 | 86 | 97 | 105 | 115 | 116 |
How to get to Pontymister
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 29 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 7 km to the east.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 29 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 36 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 99 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 7 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 15 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 38 kmsoutheast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 57 kmsoutheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 59 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pontymister
Within 100 km: 877 historic and cultural sites, 2,011 natural sites, 148 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km266 places
- Sully Island Island 24 kmS
- Denny Island Island 23 kmE
- Lisvane Reservoir Lake 10 kmSW
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 13 kmNE
25–60 km908 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 47 kmS
- Steep Holm Island 29 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 25 kmS
- Barry Island Island 26 kmSW
60–100 km1,862 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 97 kmSW
- Charmouth Beach Beach 98 kmS
- Putsborough Beach Beach 94 kmSW
- Worms Head Island 85 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mynydd Machen Mountain, Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen2 km W
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Twmbarlwm Mountain, Risca2.7 km N
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Rhiwderin Camp Historic site, Graig3 km SE
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Castell Meredydd Historic site, Graig2.2 km SW
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Twm Barlwm Historic site, Risca2.8 km N
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Pen-rhiw Tip Mountain, Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen2.9 km W
Sources & licences
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