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Municipality

Blaenrheidol

Located in Ceredigion, Wales Coordinates: 52°26′23″ N 3°48′55″ W

Map showing the location of Blaenrheidol Blaenrheidol
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
459 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
26
listed under Blaenrheidol
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport119 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport121 km

About Blaenrheidol

Blaenrheidol is a municipality. Location: Ceredigion, Wales. Elevation: 459 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (119 km). Nearby sights include Cripiau Eisteddfa-fach and Plynlimon.

Climate of Blaenrheidol

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 214 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (221 mm)
Driest month
May (100 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 Blaenrheidol
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)211150172119100115115137153190214221

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Blaenrheidol

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 119 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 92 km to the south.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 119 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 121 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 140 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 92 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 96 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 110 kmsoutheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 112 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 115 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Blaenrheidol

Within 100 km: 866 historic and cultural sites, 2,679 natural sites, 203 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km411 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 21 kmSE
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 24 kmSE
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 18 kmSE
  • Claerwen Reservoir Lake 20 kmSE

25–60 km1,358 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 59 kmSW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 54 kmSW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 58 kmN
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 53 kmSW

60–100 km1,979 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 71 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 66 kmSW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 76 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 76 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Blaenrheidol

26 places

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature21

Nearby attractions & nature

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