Mountain

Bancbryn

Located in Cwmamman, Carmarthenshire Coordinates: 51°46′32″ N 3°54′18″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 324 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Garnant; 2.9 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport57 km; BRS Bristol Airport93 km

About Bancbryn

Bancbryn is a mountain. Location: Cwmamman, Carmarthenshire. Elevation: 324 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Bryn Mawr and Mynydd y Betws.

Photos of Bancbryn

Penller Castell Nigel Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Bancbryn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (152 mm)
Driest month: May (75 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

10° 3°

14° 6°

16° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

12° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

144

Feb

101

Mar

109

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

101

Sep

113

Oct

136

Nov

152

Dec

148

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 Bancbryn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	14°	16°	18°	18°	16°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	144	101	109	80	75	83	82	101	113	136	152	148

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bancbryn

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 57 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 17 km to the south.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 57 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 93 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 121 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 17 kmsouth
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 60 kmsoutheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 66 kmeast
Bristol Population: 479K 97 kmeast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 115 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bancbryn

Within 100 km: 840 historic and cultural sites, 2,082 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km256 places

Ynys Isaf Island 22 kmW
Middle Head Island 24 kmS
Trichrug Mountain 13 kmN
Mynydd Pen-bre Mountain 22 kmW

25–60 km977 places

Tresaith Beach Beach 58 kmNW
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 58 kmNW
Ynys Lochtyn Island 59 kmNW
Worms Head Island 37 kmSW

60–100 km1,885 places

St Justinian Natural site 97 kmW
Porth Clais Natural site 95 kmW
Port Selau Natural site 97 kmW
Poppit Sands Beach 66 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Garnant Village, Cwmamman
2.9 km N
Glanamman Village, Cwmamman
3.3 km NW
Brynamman Town, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
3.8 km NE
Ammanford Town, Ammanford
6.1 km W
Cwmgors Village, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
1.8 km E
Tir Syr Walter Neighbourhood, Cwmamman
3.3 km N

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bryn Mawr Mountain, Pontardawe
1.6 km S
Mynydd y Betws Mountain, Mawr
2.3 km W
Mynydd Uchaf Mountain, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
2.9 km E
Penller Castell Historic site, Mawr
2.2 km W
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Common Mountain, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
4.5 km NE
Pentwyn Mawr Mountain, Mawr
4.6 km SW
Cefn Gwrhyd Mountain, Pontardawe
4.7 km E
Mynydd Uchaf East Top Mountain, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
4.9 km E

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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