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Mountain

Pen y Garn

Located in Cenarth, Carmarthenshire Coordinates: 52°00′27″ N 4°27′27″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Garn Pen y Garn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
289 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newcastle Emlyn
3.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport103 km
BRS Bristol Airport139 km

About Pen y Garn

Pen y Garn is a mountain. Location: Cenarth, Carmarthenshire. Elevation: 289 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (103 km). Nearby sights include Moelfre and Tomenseba.

Climate of Pen y Garn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (139 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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 Pen y Garn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)127911007371817999104130139133

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Pen y Garn

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 103 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 56 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 103 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 139 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 159 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 111 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 142 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 153 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen y Garn

Within 100 km: 518 historic and cultural sites, 1,708 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 20 kmNW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 19 kmNW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 15 kmN
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 17 kmN

25–60 km795 places

  • Porth Clais Natural site 59 kmW
  • Port Selau Natural site 60 kmW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 47 kmSW
  • Broad Haven South Beach Beach 55 kmSW

60–100 km1,373 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 60 kmW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 97 kmS
  • Whistling Sands Beach 94 kmN
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 98 kmN

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