Pen y Garn, Pontarfynach — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Pen y Garn

Pen y Garn is a mountain. Location: Pontarfynach, Ceredigion. Elevation: 611 m. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (113 km). Nearby sights include Banc Dolwen and Truman.

Climate of Pen y Garn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 214 mm

Hottest month: July (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: December (221 mm)
Driest month: May (100 mm)

4° -1°

6° 0°

8° 1°

12° 4°

14° 6°

16° 8°

13° 6°

10° 4°

7° 2°

5° 0°

Jan

211

Feb

150

Mar

172

Apr

119

May

100

Jun

115

Jul

115

Aug

137

Sep

153

Oct

190

Nov

214

Dec

221

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 Pen y Garn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	4°	6°	8°	12°	14°	16°	16°	13°	10°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	0°	1°	4°	6°	8°	8°	6°	4°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	211	150	172	119	100	115	115	137	153	190	214	221

How to get to Pen y Garn

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 113 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 113 kmsouth
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 123 kmnortheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 132 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 85 kmsouth
Telford Population: 155.6K 95 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 103 kmsoutheast
Worcester Population: 101.7K 108 kmeast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 108 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Pen y Garn

Within 100 km: 895 historic and cultural sites, 2,734 natural sites, 203 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km408 places

Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 13 kmSE
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 17 kmSE
Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 20 kmSE
Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 11 kmSE

25–60 km1,423 places

Tresaith Beach Beach 58 kmSW
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 54 kmSW
Ynys Lochtyn Island 53 kmSW
Lake Vyrnwy Lake 50 kmN

60–100 km2,001 places

Poppit Sands Beach 70 kmSW
Mwnt beach Beach 66 kmSW
Whistling Sands Beach 82 kmNW
Traeth Penllech Beach 83 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Cwmystwyth Village, Pontarfynach
3.3 km S
Pentre-briwnant Village, Pontarfynach
3.4 km S
Devils Bridge Village, Pontarfynach
6.1 km W
Dyffryn-castell Village, Blaenrheidol
4.8 km NW
Pont-rhyd-y-groes Village, Ysbyty Ystwyth
7.6 km SW
Yspytty Cynfyn Village, Blaenrheidol
5.1 km NW

Pen y Garn

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Banc Dolwen Mountain, Pontarfynach
1.8 km N
Truman Mountain, Pontarfynach
2.2 km W
Cefn Croes Mountain, Pontarfynach
3 km N
Pen Dihewyd Mountain, Blaenrheidol
3.2 km NW
Llechwedd Tyn-y-maes Mountain, Blaenrheidol
3.6 km W
Y Glog SW Top Mountain, Blaenrheidol
3.6 km N
Pen Bwlch yr Oerfa Mountain, Pontarfynach
3.7 km SW
Yr Allt Mountain, Pontarfynach
3.8 km E