Mountain

Drysgol

Located in Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigion Coordinates: 52°17′21″ N 3°54′58″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 289 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Ystrad-Meurig; 0.7 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport107 km; BRS Bristol Airport130 km

About Drysgol

Drysgol is a mountain. Location: Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigion. Elevation: 289 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (107 km). Nearby sights include Ystrad Meurig Castle and Comins Pen-y-banc.

Climate of Drysgol

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 182 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (182 mm)
Driest month: May (85 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

10° 3°

14° 6°

16° 8°

18° 10°

15° 8°

12° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

173

Feb

123

Mar

140

Apr

May

Jun

101

Jul

101

Aug

121

Sep

133

Oct

164

Nov

182

Dec

182

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 Drysgol
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	173	123	140	97	85	101	101	121	133	164	182	182

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Drysgol

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 107 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 74 km to the south.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 107 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 130 kmsoutheast
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 137 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 74 kmsouth
Newport Population: 161.5K 100 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 103 kmsoutheast
Telford Population: 155.6K 109 kmnortheast
Worcester Population: 101.7K 116 kmeast

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

Day trips from Drysgol

Within 100 km: 883 historic and cultural sites, 2,595 natural sites, 204 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km335 places

Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 20 kmE
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 22 kmE
Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 22 kmE
Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 20 kmE

25–60 km1,269 places

Poppit Sands Beach 57 kmW
Mwnt beach Beach 52 kmW
Tresaith Beach Beach 45 kmW
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 41 kmW

60–100 km2,078 places

Manorbier Beach Beach 94 kmSW
Whistling Sands Beach 82 kmNW
Traeth Penllech Beach 83 kmNW
Porth Towyn Beach Beach 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ystrad-Meurig Village, Ystrad Meurig
0.7 km S
Swyddffynnon Village, Ystrad Meurig
1.1 km S
Pontrhydfendigaid Village, Ystrad Fflur
3.7 km E
Tynygraig Village, Ystrad Meurig
2.1 km N
Pont-rhyd-y-groes Village, Ysbyty Ystwyth
6.7 km NE
Bronant Village, Lledrod
4.6 km W

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ystrad Meurig Castle Historic site, Ystrad Meurig
0.9 km E
Comins Pen-y-banc Mountain, Ystrad Meurig
2.6 km NW
Craig y Bwlch Mountain, Ysbyty Ystwyth
3.3 km NE
Pen Ty'n-llain Mountain, Lledrod
3.4 km NW
Mynydd Bach Mountain, Ystrad Meurig
3.9 km NE
Comins Pen-y-banc (old GR) Mountain, Lledrod
4.3 km NW
Pen Bwlchyddwyallt Mountain, Ystrad Fflur
4.4 km SE
Cwm Meurig Isaf Historic site, Ystrad Fflur
2.5 km E

Drysgol

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026