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Claerwen Reservoir

Located in Wales, United Kingdom Coordinates: 52°17′00″ N 3°41′00″ W

Map showing the location of Claerwen Reservoir Claerwen Reservoir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
418 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rhayader
5.4 km NE
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 Airport120 km

About Claerwen Reservoir

Claerwen Reservoir is a lake. Location: Wales, United Kingdom. Elevation: 418 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (101 km). Nearby sights include Esgair Nantybeddau and Llethr Hir.

Climate of Claerwen Reservoir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 217 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
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 Claerwen Reservoir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°17°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)218154176121102115113137154192217226

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Claerwen Reservoir

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 101 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 76 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 101 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 120 kmsoutheast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 130 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 76 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 91 kmsoutheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 95 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 96 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 101 kmeast

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

Day trips from Claerwen Reservoir

Within 100 km: 994 historic and cultural sites, 2,737 natural sites, 198 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km398 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 5 kmE
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 6 kmE
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 8 kmSE
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 5 kmNE

25–60 km1,478 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 59 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 56 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 55 kmW
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 59 kmN

60–100 km2,053 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 72 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 67 kmW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 94 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 94 kmNW

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