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Natural site

Cardiff Bay

Located in Butetown, Cardiff Coordinates: 51°27′15″ N 3°10′10″ W

Map showing the location of Cardiff Bay Cardiff Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grangetown
1.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport14 km
BRS Bristol Airport33 km

About Cardiff Bay

Cardiff Bay is a natural site. Location: Butetown, Cardiff. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Penarth Head and Penarth Head Hill.

Climate of Cardiff Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 114 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (114 mm)
Driest month
April (57 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 Cardiff Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1068082576165628696103114107

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cardiff Bay

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 14 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 3 km to the north.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 14 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 33 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 82 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 3 kmnorth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 19 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 40 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 57 kmwest
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 57 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cardiff Bay

Within 100 km: 786 historic and cultural sites, 1,844 natural sites, 145 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

  • Steep Holm Island 13 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 9 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 10 kmSW
  • Sully Island Island 7 kmS

25–60 km827 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 29 kmS
  • Denny Island Island 28 kmE
  • Stert Island Island 27 kmSE
  • Middle Head Island 57 kmW

60–100 km1,729 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 83 kmSW
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 82 kmS
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 81 kmSW
  • Worms Head Island 81 kmW

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