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Village

Ponterwyd

Located in Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion Coordinates: 52°24′41″ N 3°50′24″ W

Map showing the location of Ponterwyd Ponterwyd
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
232 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 Airport118 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport123 km

About Ponterwyd

Ponterwyd is a village. Location: Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion. Elevation: 232 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (118 km). Nearby sights include Bryn Bras and Banc Ysbyty Cynfyn.

Climate of Ponterwyd

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (174 mm)
Driest month
May (81 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 Ponterwyd
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)159115132918198100117128157174171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ponterwyd

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 118 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 88 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 118 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 123 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 138 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 88 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 99 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 108 kmsoutheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 113 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 113 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Ponterwyd

Within 100 km: 861 historic and cultural sites, 2,677 natural sites, 204 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km392 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 20 kmSE
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 23 kmSE
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 18 kmSE
  • Claerwen Reservoir Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,324 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 55 kmSW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 51 kmSW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 50 kmSW
  • Saint Tudwals Island East Island 60 kmNW

60–100 km2,026 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 68 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 63 kmSW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 76 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 76 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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