- Elevation
- 84 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Tongwynlais
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport17 km
- BRS Bristol Airport41 km
About Tongwynlais
Tongwynlais is a municipality. Location: Cardiff, Wales. Elevation: 84 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Morganstown Motte and Twmpath Motte.
Climate of Tongwynlais
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (126 mm)
- Driest month
- July (66 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) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 124 | 91 | 95 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 66 | 92 | 105 | 114 | 126 | 124 |
How to get to Tongwynlais
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 17 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 8 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 17 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 41 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 90 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 8 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 18 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 46 kmeast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 49 kmwest
- Bath Population: 101.6K 64 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tongwynlais
Within 100 km: 848 historic and cultural sites, 1,965 natural sites, 150 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km246 places
- Steep Holm Island 24 kmSE
- Flat Holm Island 20 kmSE
- Barry Island Island 16 kmS
- Sully Island Island 16 kmS
25–60 km873 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 39 kmS
- Knightstone Island 27 kmSE
- Denny Island Island 32 kmE
- Stert Island Island 37 kmSE
60–100 km1,844 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 84 kmSW
- Charmouth Beach Beach 93 kmS
- Putsborough Beach Beach 81 kmSW
- Worms Head Island 75 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Tongwynlais
2 placesCities & villages1
- Tongwynlais · Village
Mountains & nature1
- Woodhill · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Morganstown Motte Historic site, Radyr and Morganstown1.5 km SW -
Twmpath Motte Historic site, Rhiwbina1.8 km SE -
Morgraig Castle Historic site, Caerphilly2.6 km NE -
Garth Wood Mountain, Pentyrch1.8 km W
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Craig yr Allt Mountain, Taffs Well2.1 km N
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Ysgubor Wen Motte Historic site, Llanishen2.8 km E
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Caerphilly Castle Historic site, Caerphilly4.4 km N
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Caerphilly Common Mountain, Caerphilly3 km NE
Other cities and towns in Cardiff
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Lisvane Municipality, Cardiff4.4 km E
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Cardiff City, Castle7.9 km SE -
Grangetown Municipality, Cardiff9.6 km SE
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Pontprennau Municipality, Cardiff7.3 km E
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Radyr and Morganstown Municipality, Cardiff2.4 km SW
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Pentyrch Municipality, Cardiff4 km W
Sources & licences
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