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Mountain

Pen Dihewyd

Located in Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion Coordinates: 52°24′06″ N 3°47′47″ W

Map showing the location of Pen Dihewyd Pen Dihewyd
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
513 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dyffryn-castell
1.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport116 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport122 km

About Pen Dihewyd

Pen Dihewyd is a mountain. Location: Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion. Elevation: 513 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (116 km). Nearby sights include Y Glog SW Top and Banc Dolwen.

Climate of Pen Dihewyd

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 214 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
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 Pen Dihewyd
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°4°6°9°12°15°17°17°14°11°7°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°1°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)211150172119100115115137153190214221

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Pen Dihewyd

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 116 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 87 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 116 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 122 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 136 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 87 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 96 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 110 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 111 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Pen Dihewyd

Within 100 km: 879 historic and cultural sites, 2,706 natural sites, 204 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km412 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 17 kmSE
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 20 kmSE
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 23 kmSE
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 15 kmSE

25–60 km1,375 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 57 kmSW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 53 kmSW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 52 kmSW
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 49 kmNE

60–100 km2,002 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 70 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 65 kmSW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 79 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 79 kmNW

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