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Mountain

Pen-y-banc

Located in Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire Coordinates: 51°55′09″ N 4°04′45″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-banc Pen-y-banc
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
179 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llanfynydd
1.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport77 km
BRS Bristol Airport112 km

About Pen-y-banc

Pen-y-banc is a mountain. Location: Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire. Elevation: 179 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Penylan and Pen Ffynnon-Deilo.

Climate of Pen-y-banc

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (148 mm)
Driest month
May (72 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-banc
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1379710677728282100109135148143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen-y-banc

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 77 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 35 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 77 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 112 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 140 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 35 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 79 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 83 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 115 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 127 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen-y-banc

Within 100 km: 792 historic and cultural sites, 2,052 natural sites, 182 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km292 places

  • Ynys Isaf Island 15 kmSW
  • Trichrug Mountain 13 kmE
  • Mynydd Pen-bre Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Mynydd Llanybyther Mountain 14 kmN

25–60 km974 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 47 kmNW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 59 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 45 kmNW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 39 kmNW

60–100 km1,760 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 85 kmW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 83 kmW
  • Port Selau Natural site 84 kmW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 92 kmS

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