Mountain

Garth Hill

Located in Pentyrch, Cardiff Coordinates: 51°32′36″ N 3°17′40″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 307 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Pentyrch; 1.6 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport17 km; BRS Bristol Airport44 km

About Garth Hill

Garth Hill is a mountain. Location: Pentyrch, Cardiff. Elevation: 307 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Garth Wood and Coed-y-Graig.

Climate of Garth Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (126 mm)
Driest month: July (66 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

124

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

105

Oct

114

Nov

126

Dec

124

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 Garth Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	124	91	95	69	70	72	66	92	105	114	126	124

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Garth Hill

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 17 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 11 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 17 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 44 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Cardiff Population: 372.1K 11 kmsoutheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 21 kmeast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 46 kmwest
Bristol Population: 479K 49 kmeast
Bath Population: 101.6K 67 kmeast

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

Day trips from Garth Hill

Within 100 km: 852 historic and cultural sites, 1,981 natural sites, 154 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km252 places

Flat Holm Island 22 kmSE
Barry Island Island 16 kmS
Sully Island Island 18 kmSE
Lisvane Reservoir Lake 9 kmE

25–60 km875 places

Kilve Beach Beach 39 kmS
Steep Holm Island 26 kmSE
Knightstone Island 30 kmSE
Denny Island Island 36 kmE

60–100 km1,860 places

Saunton Sands Beach 81 kmSW
Charmouth Beach Beach 94 kmS
Mouthmill Beach Beach 99 kmSW
Putsborough Beach Beach 78 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Pentyrch Village, Pentyrch
1.6 km S
Llantwit Fardre Village, Llantwit Fardre
2.9 km NW
Soar Village, Pentyrch
0.8 km SW
Pen-y-garn Neighbourhood, Pentyrch
1.2 km S
Radyr Village, Radyr and Morganstown
3.7 km SE
Gwaelod-y-garth Village, Pentyrch
1.3 km NE

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Garth Wood Mountain, Pentyrch
1.9 km SE
Coed-y-Graig Mountain, Llantwit Fardre
2.3 km W
Craig yr Allt Mountain, Taffs Well
3.4 km NE
Creigiau Earthwork Historic site, Pentyrch
2.2 km SW
Ffordd y Brynlau Mountain, Llantrisant
3.9 km W
Morganstown Motte Historic site, Radyr and Morganstown
3 km SE
Woodhill Mountain, Tongwynlais
4.4 km E
Mynydd Meio Mountain, Aber Valley
5.1 km N

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Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026