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Mountain

Pen-y-bwlch

Located in Ystrad Fflur, Ceredigion Coordinates: 52°15′30″ N 3°47′18″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-bwlch Pen-y-bwlch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
503 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pontrhydfendigaid
5.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport101 km
BRS Bristol Airport122 km

About Pen-y-bwlch

Pen-y-bwlch is a mountain. Location: Ystrad Fflur, Ceredigion. Elevation: 503 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (101 km). Nearby sights include Crug Gynon and Dibyn Du.

Climate of Pen-y-bwlch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 217 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (226 mm)
Driest month
May (102 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 Pen-y-bwlch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°4°6°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)218154176121102115113137154192217226

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Pen-y-bwlch

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 101 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 72 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 101 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 122 kmsoutheast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 72 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 92 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 102 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 107 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen-y-bwlch

Within 100 km: 966 historic and cultural sites, 2,674 natural sites, 204 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km361 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 13 kmE
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 13 kmE
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 13 kmE
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 12 kmNE

25–60 km1,384 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 60 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 52 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 48 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 47 kmW

60–100 km2,099 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 64 kmW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 98 kmSW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 90 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 91 kmNW

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