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Mountain

Banc Penygwernydd

Located in Pontarfynach, Ceredigion Coordinates: 52°21′02″ N 3°52′07″ W

Map showing the location of Banc Penygwernydd Banc Penygwernydd
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
326 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Devils Bridge
2.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport112 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport129 km

About Banc Penygwernydd

Banc Penygwernydd is a mountain. Location: Pontarfynach, Ceredigion. Elevation: 326 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (112 km). Nearby sights include Banc Lletysynod and Cefn Blewog East Top.

Climate of Banc Penygwernydd

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 Banc Penygwernydd
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°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 Banc Penygwernydd

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 112 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 81 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 112 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 129 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 134 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 81 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 103 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 108 kmsoutheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 114 kmeast

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

Day trips from Banc Penygwernydd

Within 100 km: 871 historic and cultural sites, 2,656 natural sites, 206 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km367 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 18 kmE
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 21 kmSE
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 22 kmSE
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 16 kmE

25–60 km1,319 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 58 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 50 kmSW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 46 kmSW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 45 kmSW

60–100 km2,047 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 63 kmSW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 79 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 80 kmNW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 81 kmNW

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