Tyn y Castell, Pontarfynach — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Tyn y Castell

Tyn y Castell is a mountain. Location: Pontarfynach, Ceredigion. Elevation: 315 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (115 km). Nearby sights include Pen Felin-wynt and Mynydd Fynnon-wen.

Climate of Tyn y Castell

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)

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13° 5°

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12° 6°

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Jan

159

Feb

115

Mar

132

Apr

91

May

81

Jun

98

Jul

100

Aug

117

Sep

128

Oct

157

Nov

174

Dec

171

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 Tyn y Castell
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	159	115	132	91	81	98	100	117	128	157	174	171

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Tyn y Castell

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 115 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 115 kmsouth
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 126 kmnortheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 137 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 85 kmsouth
Telford Population: 155.6K 102 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 107 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 111 kmsoutheast
Worcester Population: 101.7K 115 kmeast

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

Day trips from Tyn y Castell

Within 100 km: 853 historic and cultural sites, 2,666 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km377 places

Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 20 kmSE
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 23 kmSE
Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 25 kmSE
Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,293 places

Mwnt beach Beach 59 kmSW
Tresaith Beach Beach 52 kmSW
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 48 kmSW
Ynys Lochtyn Island 47 kmSW

60–100 km2,056 places

Poppit Sands Beach 64 kmSW
Whistling Sands Beach 77 kmNW
Traeth Penllech Beach 77 kmNW
Porth Towyn Beach Beach 78 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Devils Bridge Village, Pontarfynach
1.3 km SE
Ystumtuen Village, Blaenrheidol
1.4 km NE
Pont-rhyd-y-groes Village, Ysbyty Ystwyth
5.6 km S
Llywernog Village, Blaenrheidol
3.2 km N
Yspytty Cynfyn Village, Blaenrheidol
3.3 km NE
Cwmbrwyno Village, Melindwr
3.7 km NW

Tyn y Castell

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pen Felin-wynt Mountain, Pontarfynach
1.6 km S
Mynydd Fynnon-wen Mountain, Blaenrheidol
1.8 km N
Fron Ddu Mountain, Melindwr
2.3 km W
Bryn Rhosau Mountain, Blaenrheidol
2.5 km N
Bryn Bras Mountain, Blaenrheidol
2.6 km NE
Ban Nant Gwyn Mountain, Pontarfynach
2.7 km S
Banc Ysbyty Cynfyn Mountain, Blaenrheidol
3.1 km NE
Pen Bodcoll Mountain, Pontarfynach
3.1 km E