Mountain

Penpegws

Located in Trawsgoed, Ceredigion Coordinates: 52°21′46″ N 3°54′27″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 317 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Devils Bridge; 3.7 km E
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport114 km; LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport130 km

About Penpegws

Penpegws is a mountain. Location: Trawsgoed, Ceredigion. Elevation: 317 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (114 km). Nearby sights include Ban Nant Gwyn and Fron Ddu.

Climate of Penpegws

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)

6° 1°

6° 0°

8° 2°

10° 2°

13° 5°

16° 8°

18° 10°

15° 8°

12° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

159

Feb

115

Mar

132

Apr

May

Jun

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 Penpegws
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 Penpegws

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 114 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 83 km to the south.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 114 kmsouth
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 130 kmnortheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 136 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 83 kmsouth
Telford Population: 155.6K 105 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 106 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 110 kmsoutheast
Worcester Population: 101.7K 117 kmeast

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

Day trips from Penpegws

Within 100 km: 845 historic and cultural sites, 2,627 natural sites, 208 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km348 places

Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 21 kmE
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 24 kmSE
Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 19 kmE
Claerwen Reservoir Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,278 places

Mwnt beach Beach 56 kmSW
Tresaith Beach Beach 49 kmSW
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 45 kmSW
Ynys Lochtyn Island 44 kmSW

60–100 km2,054 places

Poppit Sands Beach 61 kmSW
Whistling Sands Beach 76 kmNW
Traeth Penllech Beach 77 kmNW
Porth Towyn Beach Beach 78 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Devils Bridge Village, Pontarfynach
3.7 km E
Cnwch Coch Village, Trawsgoed
2.7 km W
Brynafan Village, Trawsgoed
2.8 km SE
Llanfihangel-y-creuddyn Village, Trawsgoed
2.9 km W
Pont-rhyd-y-groes Village, Ysbyty Ystwyth
5.1 km SE
Abermagwr Village, Trawsgoed
4.1 km SW

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ban Nant Gwyn Mountain, Pontarfynach
1.7 km E
Fron Ddu Mountain, Melindwr
2 km N
Banc Lletysynod Mountain, Trawsgoed
2.3 km SE
Pen y Bryn-mawr Mountain, Trawsgoed
2.4 km S
Pen Felin-wynt Mountain, Pontarfynach
2.4 km E
Banc Penygwernydd Mountain, Pontarfynach
3 km SE
Tyn y Castell Mountain, Pontarfynach
3.2 km NE
Cefn Blewog East Top Mountain, Ysbyty Ystwyth
3.4 km SE

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Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026