Neighbourhood

Cathays

Located in Gabalfa, Cardiff Coordinates: 51°30′00″ N 3°12′00″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 18 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 Airport15 km; BRS Bristol Airport36 km

About Cathays

Cathays is a neighbourhood. Location: Gabalfa, Cardiff. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Cardiff Arms Park and Baitur Raheem Mosque.

Climate of Cathays

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 2°)
Wettest month: November (114 mm)
Driest month: April (57 mm)

8° 3°

8° 2°

10° 4°

12° 5°

16° 8°

19° 10°

21° 13°

18° 11°

14° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

106

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

103

Nov

114

Dec

107

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 Cathays
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°	4°	5°	8°	10°	13°	13°	11°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	106	80	82	57	61	65	62	86	96	103	114	107

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cathays

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 15 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 3 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 15 kmsouthwest
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 36 kmeast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Cardiff Population: 372.1K 3 kmsoutheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 17 kmnortheast
Bristol Population: 479K 42 kmeast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 53 kmwest
Bath Population: 101.6K 60 kmeast

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cardiff Arms Park Natural site, Castle
2.5 km SE
Baitur Raheem Mosque Attraction, Canton
2.5 km SW
Roath Park Natural site, Cyncoed
2 km NE
Treoda Historic site, Whitchurch
2.2 km NW
Cardiff Castle Historic site, Castle
2.2 km SE
Twmpath Motte Historic site, Rhiwbina
3.9 km N

Cathays

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026