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Mountain

Brechfa Forest

Located in Llanllawddog, Carmarthenshire Coordinates: 51°56′03″ N 4°14′09″ W

Map showing the location of Brechfa Forest Brechfa Forest
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
261 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llanllawddog
1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport86 km
BRS Bristol Airport122 km

About Brechfa Forest

Brechfa Forest is a mountain. Location: Llanllawddog, Carmarthenshire. Elevation: 261 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Crug-y-rhyd-hir and Bryn-biettyn.

Climate of Brechfa Forest

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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).

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Climate of Brechfa Forest
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1339410476738281100108134145139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Brechfa Forest

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 86 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 40 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 86 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 122 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 145 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 40 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 89 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 125 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 137 kmeast

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

Day trips from Brechfa Forest

Within 100 km: 689 historic and cultural sites, 1,887 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

  • Ynys Isaf Island 14 kmS
  • Ynys Fawr Island 24 kmNW
  • Trichrug Mountain 24 kmE
  • Mynydd Pen-bre Mountain 24 kmS

25–60 km882 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 37 kmNW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 51 kmSW
  • Broad Haven South Beach Beach 60 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 36 kmNW

60–100 km1,602 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 74 kmW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 72 kmW
  • Port Selau Natural site 74 kmW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 93 kmS

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