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Carmarthenshire

Located in Wales, United Kingdom Coordinates: 51°50′00″ N 4°10′00″ W

Carmarthenshire
Ammanford · Nigel Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
190,800
190.8K
Elevation
89 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
82
listed under Carmarthenshire
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport75 km
BRS Bristol Airport112 km

About Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire is a district. Location: Wales, United Kingdom. Population: 190,800. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Afon Gwili and Penller Castell.

Climate of Carmarthenshire

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
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 Carmarthenshire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°13°13°11°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)1208590686474739298121132125

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

How to get to Carmarthenshire

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 75 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 28 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 75 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 112 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 133 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 28 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 79 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 85 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 117 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 131 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Carmarthenshire

Within 100 km: 711 historic and cultural sites, 1,873 natural sites, 178 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km244 places

  • Ynys Isaf Island 4 kmSW
  • Trichrug Mountain 20 kmE
  • Mynydd Pen-bre Mountain 13 kmS
  • Mynydd Llanybyther Mountain 23 kmN

25–60 km862 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 47 kmNW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 49 kmSW
  • Broad Haven South Beach Beach 58 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 47 kmNW

60–100 km1,656 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 79 kmW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 77 kmW
  • Port Selau Natural site 79 kmW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 82 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Carmarthenshire

82 places

Cities & villages20

Mountains & nature1

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nature and heritage in Carmarthenshire

Nearby attractions & nature

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