- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 139 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport95 km
- BRS Bristol Airport125 km
About Castell Olwen
Castell Olwen is a historic site. Location: Lampeter, Ceredigion. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Castell Bugad and Stephens Castle.
Climate of Castell Olwen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 165 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (165 mm)
- Driest month
- May (80 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 154 | 110 | 123 | 87 | 80 | 93 | 91 | 111 | 121 | 151 | 165 | 162 |
How to get to Castell Olwen
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 95 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 57 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 95 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 125 kmsoutheast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 158 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 57 kmsouth
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 95 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 95 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 126 kmsoutheast
- Telford Population: 155.6K 127 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castell Olwen
Within 100 km: 848 historic and cultural sites, 2,363 natural sites, 197 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km280 places
- Mynydd Llanybyther Mountain 11 kmSW
- Garn Gron Mountain 20 kmNE
- Mynydd Figyn Mountain 19 kmS
- Mynydd Bach Mountain 18 kmN
25–60 km1,117 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 43 kmW
- Mwnt beach Beach 39 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 30 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 27 kmW
60–100 km2,011 places
- St Justinian Natural site 89 kmW
- Porth Clais Natural site 88 kmW
- Port Selau Natural site 88 kmW
- Manorbier Beach Beach 73 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Castell Bugad Historic site, Lampeter1.4 km SE
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Stephens Castle Historic site, Lampeter1 km S
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Upper Forest Mountain, Lampeter0.8 km NW
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Bryn Maen Caerau Historic site, Llanfair Clydogau1.9 km SE
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Castell Allt-goch Mountain, Lampeter1.5 km NE
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Blaen-wern Mountain, Lampeter1.7 km SW
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Pen Fronfelon Mountain, Llangybi2 km NW
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Pen-coed-isaf Mountain, Llangybi2.7 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Lampeter Village, Lampeter1.2 km S
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Cwmann Village, Pencarreg2.4 km S
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Silian Village, Llangybi2.3 km NW
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Treherbert Village, Pencarreg2.2 km S
Sources & licences
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