- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 124 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport116 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport135 km
About Pen y Castell
Pen y Castell is a historic site. Location: Llanilar, Ceredigion. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (116 km). Nearby sights include Pen Meillionen and Pen Tynreithin.
Photos of Pen y Castell
-
Allt Wen Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Tan y Castell PKwicipics · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Pen y Castell
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (61 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).
Show values as a table
| 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° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 84 | 96 | 65 | 61 | 78 | 78 | 95 | 101 | 124 | 134 | 128 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Pen y Castell
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 116 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 81 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 116 kmsoutheast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 135 kmnortheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 140 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 81 kmsouth
- Newport Population: 161.5K 110 kmsoutheast
- Telford Population: 155.6K 112 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 113 kmsoutheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 124 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pen y Castell
Within 100 km: 807 historic and cultural sites, 2,558 natural sites, 209 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km279 places
- Claerwen Reservoir Lake 24 kmE
- Plynlimon Mountain 20 kmNE
- Garn Gron Mountain 17 kmSE
- Bryn Garw Mountain 24 kmSE
25–60 km1,193 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 54 kmSW
- Mwnt beach Beach 49 kmSW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 42 kmSW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 38 kmSW
60–100 km2,102 places
- Manorbier Beach Beach 96 kmSW
- Whistling Sands Beach 72 kmNW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 74 kmNW
- Porth Towyn Beach Beach 75 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pen Meillionen Mountain, Llanilar1.2 km W
-
Pen Tynreithin Mountain, Llanilar2.6 km SE
-
Pant-y-carne settlement Mountain, Llanfarian2.5 km N
-
Gaer Fawr Mountain, Llanilar3.3 km SE
-
Crugyn Dimai Historic site, Llanfarian5.6 km NW
-
Tan y Castell Historic site, Llanfarian6.3 km NW
-
Aberystwyth Castle Historic site, Aberystwyth8.6 km NW -
Castell Gwarcwm Historic site, Trefeurig8.2 km N
Nearest towns and villages
-
Llanilar Village, Llanilar1 km NW
-
Pentre-llyn Village, Llanilar1.4 km W
-
Rhos-y-garth Village, Llanilar1.7 km S
-
Rhostie Village, Llanilar2.1 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: