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Fron Ddu

Located in Melindwr, Ceredigion Coordinates: 52°22′51″ N 3°54′21″ W

Map showing the location of Fron Ddu Fron Ddu
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
339 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Devils Bridge
3.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport116 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport128 km

About Fron Ddu

Fron Ddu is a mountain. Location: Melindwr, Ceredigion. Elevation: 339 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (116 km). Nearby sights include Penpegws and Tyn y Castell.

Climate of Fron Ddu

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
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 Fron Ddu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)159115132918198100117128157174171

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Fron Ddu

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 116 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 85 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 116 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 128 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 138 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 85 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 104 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 108 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 112 kmsoutheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 117 kmeast

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

Day trips from Fron Ddu

Within 100 km: 838 historic and cultural sites, 2,637 natural sites, 209 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km356 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 22 kmSE
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 24 kmSE
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 20 kmE
  • Claerwen Reservoir Lake 19 kmSE

25–60 km1,263 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 57 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 50 kmSW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 46 kmSW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 45 kmSW

60–100 km2,065 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 62 kmSW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 75 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 76 kmNW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 76 kmNW

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