- Elevation
- 43 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 13
- listed under Carmarthen
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport85 km
- BRS Bristol Airport124 km
About Carmarthen
Carmarthen is a municipality. Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales. Elevation: 43 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Foelcwan and Pen Werncorgam.
Climate of Carmarthen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (145 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 133 | 94 | 104 | 76 | 73 | 82 | 81 | 100 | 108 | 134 | 145 | 139 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Carmarthen
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 85 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 37 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 85 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 124 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 140 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 37 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 90 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 97 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 128 kmeast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 138 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carmarthen
Within 100 km: 609 historic and cultural sites, 1,717 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km222 places
- Ynys Isaf Island 10 kmSE
- Mynydd Pen-bre Mountain 17 kmSE
- Moelfre Mountain 17 kmNW
- Mynydd Llanybyther Mountain 24 kmNE
25–60 km797 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 38 kmNW
- Manorbier Beach Beach 40 kmSW
- Broad Haven South Beach Beach 49 kmSW
- Mwnt beach Beach 38 kmNW
60–100 km1,476 places
- St Justinian Natural site 67 kmW
- Porth Clais Natural site 65 kmW
- Port Selau Natural site 67 kmW
- Saunton Sands Beach 84 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Carmarthen
13 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages6
- Cwm-oernant · Neighbourhood
- Ffynnon-ddrain · Village
- Johnstown · Neighbourhood
- Llanllwch · Village
- Tanerdy · Neighbourhood
- Trevaughan · Village
Mountains & nature4
- Penlan Voss · Mountain
- Pentremeurig Hill · Mountain
- Pentre'r'hydd · Mountain
- Tre-Vaughan Hill · Mountain
Heritage & sights2
- Carmarthen Castle · Historic site
- Richmond Park · Landmark
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Foelcwan Mountain, Newchurch and Merthyr2.2 km N
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Pen Werncorgam Mountain, Llangain2.3 km SW
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Cefnmystrych Mountain, Newchurch and Merthyr3.1 km NW
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Bryn-Towy Mountain, Llangunnor3.3 km E
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Mounthill Mountain, Llangunnor3.6 km E
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Garn Fawr Motte Historic site, Newchurch and Merthyr3.7 km N
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Castell Moel Motte Historic site, Llangain4 km S
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Penhill Mountain, Newchurch and Merthyr4.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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