- Elevation
- 537 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport115 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport122 km
About Banc Dolwen
Banc Dolwen is a mountain. Location: Pontarfynach, Ceredigion. Elevation: 537 m. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (115 km). Nearby sights include Pen Dihewyd and Pen y Garn.
Climate of Banc Dolwen
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 214 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (221 mm)
- Driest month
- May (100 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) | 5° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 211 | 150 | 172 | 119 | 100 | 115 | 115 | 137 | 153 | 190 | 214 | 221 |
How to get to Banc Dolwen
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 115 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 87 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 115 kmsouth
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 122 kmnortheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 134 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 87 kmsouth
- Telford Population: 155.6K 95 kmeast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 104 kmsoutheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 109 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 110 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Banc Dolwen
Within 100 km: 891 historic and cultural sites, 2,725 natural sites, 202 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km415 places
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 15 kmSE
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 19 kmSE
- Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 22 kmSE
- Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 13 kmSE
25–60 km1,399 places
- Tresaith Beach Beach 58 kmSW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 54 kmSW
- Ynys Lochtyn Island 53 kmSW
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 49 kmN
60–100 km2,004 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 70 kmSW
- Mwnt beach Beach 66 kmSW
- Whistling Sands Beach 81 kmNW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 81 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Devils Bridge Village, Pontarfynach5.9 km W
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Dyffryn-castell Village, Blaenrheidol3 km NW
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Yspytty Cynfyn Village, Blaenrheidol4 km W
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Cwmystwyth Village, Pontarfynach4.8 km S
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Pentre-briwnant Village, Pontarfynach4.9 km S
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Ponterwyd Village, Blaenrheidol4.8 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pen Dihewyd Mountain, Blaenrheidol1.7 km NW
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Pen y Garn Mountain, Pontarfynach1.8 km S
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Y Glog SW Top Mountain, Blaenrheidol1.9 km N
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Cefn Croes Mountain, Pontarfynach1.9 km NE
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Draws Drum Mountain, Blaenrheidol2.4 km N
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Truman Mountain, Pontarfynach2.5 km SW
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Cefn Chwarelmelyn Mountain, Pontarfynach2.6 km NE
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Llechwedd Tyn-y-maes Mountain, Blaenrheidol3 km W
Sources & licences
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