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Mountain

Hen Gaer

Located in Tirymynach, Ceredigion Coordinates: 52°26′27″ N 4°00′48″ W

Map showing the location of Hen Gaer Hen Gaer
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
162 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bow Street
1 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport125 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport127 km

About Hen Gaer

Hen Gaer is a mountain. Location: Tirymynach, Ceredigion. Elevation: 162 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (125 km). Nearby sights include Allt Dderw and Caer Pwll-glas.

Climate of Hen Gaer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
May (61 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 Hen Gaer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)11684966561787895101124134128

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hen Gaer

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 125 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 91 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 125 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 127 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 148 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 91 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 109 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 118 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 121 kmsoutheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 125 kmeast

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

Day trips from Hen Gaer

Within 100 km: 797 historic and cultural sites, 2,583 natural sites, 209 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km287 places

  • Cefn Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Plynlimon Mountain 16 kmE
  • Foel Fadian Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Mynydd Bach Mountain 18 kmS

25–60 km1,237 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 60 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 55 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 48 kmSW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 44 kmSW

60–100 km2,065 places

  • Anglesey Island 96 kmN
  • Whistling Sands Beach 65 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 66 kmNW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 67 kmNW

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