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Historic site

Cae Gaer

Located in St. Ishmael, Carmarthenshire Coordinates: 51°45′17″ N 4°18′44″ W

Map showing the location of Cae Gaer Cae Gaer
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Kidwelly
2.1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
183 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport78 km
BRS Bristol Airport118 km

About Cae Gaer

Cae Gaer is a historic site. Location: St. Ishmael, Carmarthenshire. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Allt Cunedda and Kidwelly Castle.

Climate of Cae Gaer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (132 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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 Cae Gaer
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)1208590686474739298121132125

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Cae Gaer

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 78 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 30 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 78 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 118 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 130 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 30 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 84 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 93 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 123 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 127 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cae Gaer

Within 100 km: 593 historic and cultural sites, 1,637 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km214 places

  • Worms Head Island 21 kmS
  • Outer Head Island 21 kmS
  • Ynys Isaf Island 9 kmNE
  • Low Neck Island 21 kmS

25–60 km743 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 47 kmNW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 36 kmW
  • Broad Haven South Beach Beach 45 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 48 kmNW

60–100 km1,442 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 70 kmW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 68 kmW
  • Port Selau Natural site 70 kmW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 73 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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