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Village

Cross Hands

Located in Llannon, Carmarthenshire Coordinates: 51°47′35″ N 4°05′15″ W

Map showing the location of Cross Hands Cross Hands
Location in United Kingdom
Population
4,549
4.5K
Elevation
139 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport68 km
BRS Bristol Airport105 km

About Cross Hands

Cross Hands is a village. Location: Llannon, Carmarthenshire. Population: 4,549. Elevation: 139 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Pen y Tymbl and Pen y Bryn.

Climate of Cross Hands

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (139 mm)
Driest month
May (68 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 Cross Hands
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12890977368777695104126139133

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cross Hands

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 68 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 22 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 68 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 105 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 127 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 22 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 72 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 79 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 110 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 125 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cross Hands

Within 100 km: 748 historic and cultural sites, 1,939 natural sites, 185 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km258 places

  • Ynys Isaf Island 9 kmW
  • Trichrug Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Mynydd Pen-bre Mountain 12 kmSW
  • Mynydd Figyn Mountain 19 kmN

25–60 km870 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 55 kmNW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 52 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 54 kmNW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 48 kmNW

60–100 km1,744 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 85 kmW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 83 kmW
  • Port Selau Natural site 85 kmW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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