Mountain

Penbwlch

Located in Nantcwnlle, Ceredigion Coordinates: 52°11′39″ N 4°03′30″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 210 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Llwyn-y-groes; 0.6 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport102 km; BRS Bristol Airport129 km

About Penbwlch

Penbwlch is a mountain. Location: Nantcwnlle, Ceredigion. Elevation: 210 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (102 km). Nearby sights include Pen Bwlchwernen Fawr and Allt Tan-y-coed.

Climate of Penbwlch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (160 mm)
Driest month: May (75 mm)

7° 2°

7° 1°

8° 3°

10° 4°

14° 6°

16° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

146

Feb

105

Mar

118

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

109

Sep

118

Oct

146

Nov

160

Dec

156

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 Penbwlch
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	8°	10°	14°	16°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	146	105	118	81	75	90	90	109	118	146	160	156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Penbwlch

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 102 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 64 km to the south.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 102 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 129 kmsoutheast
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 151 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 64 kmsouth
Newport Population: 161.5K 99 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 100 kmsoutheast
Telford Population: 155.6K 122 kmnortheast
Worcester Population: 101.7K 126 kmeast

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

Day trips from Penbwlch

Within 100 km: 858 historic and cultural sites, 2,455 natural sites, 199 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km281 places

Mynydd Llanybyther Mountain 18 kmS
Garn Gron Mountain 15 kmE
Bryn Garw Mountain 24 kmE
Mynydd Bach Mountain 10 kmN

25–60 km1,133 places

Poppit Sands Beach 45 kmW
Mwnt beach Beach 40 kmW
Tresaith Beach Beach 32 kmW
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 28 kmW

60–100 km2,098 places

St Justinian Natural site 93 kmW
Porth Clais Natural site 91 kmSW
Port Selau Natural site 92 kmW
Manorbier Beach Beach 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Llwyn-y-groes Village, Nantcwnlle
0.6 km S
Gartheli Village, Nantcwnlle
1.3 km SW
Bwlch-Llan Village, Nantcwnlle
2.2 km NW
Nantcwnlle Village, Nantcwnlle
2.3 km NW
Capel-Bettws Lleucu Village, Llangeitho
1.8 km E
Llangeitho Village, Llangeitho
3.5 km NE

Penbwlch

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pen Bwlchwernen Fawr Mountain, Nantcwnlle
1.3 km SE
Allt Tan-y-coed Mountain, Llangybi
3.3 km SE
Penfancwnlle Mountain, Nantcwnlle
3.3 km NW
Cefncoed Mountain, Llangeitho
3.5 km E
Pen-clawdd-mawr Mountain, Llanfihangel Ystrad
3.6 km SW
Pen-lan Mountain, Llangybi
3.7 km S
Cockshead Hill Mountain, Llangybi
3.7 km E
Birch Hill Mountain, Llangeitho
4.2 km NE

Penbwlch

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026