Brackla, County Borough of Bridgend

About Brackla

Brackla is a municipality. Location: County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Elevation: 58 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Coity Castle and Coity Castle Seigeworks.

Photos of Brackla

Penllyn Castle Mick Lobb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ogmore Castle Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands · CC BY 2.0
Coity Castle kenneth rees · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Brackla

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (146 mm)
Driest month: May (76 mm)

8° 3°

7° 2°

10° 4°

12° 5°

16° 8°

18° 11°

20° 13°

18° 11°

14° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

141

Feb

100

Mar

107

Apr

77

May

76

Jun

80

Jul

78

Aug

100

Sep

113

Oct

129

Nov

146

Dec

143

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 Brackla
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	7°	10°	12°	16°	18°	20°	20°	18°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	2°	4°	5°	8°	11°	13°	13°	11°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	141	100	107	77	76	80	78	100	113	129	146	143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Brackla

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 26 km to the east.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 19 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 60 kmeast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 87 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Cardiff Population: 372.1K 26 kmeast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 30 kmnorthwest
Newport Population: 161.5K 40 kmeast
Bristol Population: 479K 67 kmeast
Bath Population: 101.6K 84 kmeast

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

Day trips from Brackla

Within 100 km: 824 historic and cultural sites, 1,924 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km214 places

Barry Island Island 23 kmSE
Cefn Eglwysilan Mountain 20 kmNE
Foel Fynyddau Mountain 19 kmNW
Garth Hill Mountain 19 kmE

25–60 km890 places

Kilve Beach Beach 42 kmSE
Worms Head Island 54 kmW
Steep Holm Island 36 kmSE
Flat Holm Island 34 kmSE

60–100 km1,813 places

Saunton Sands Beach 65 kmSW
Charmouth Beach Beach 98 kmSE
Mouthmill Beach Beach 82 kmSW
Putsborough Beach Beach 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Brackla

2 places

Cities & villages1

Brackla · Neighbourhood

Mountains & nature1

Brackla Hill · Mountain

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Coity Castle Historic site, Coity Higher
1.3 km N
Coity Castle Seigeworks Historic site, Coity Higher
1.3 km N
Newcastle Bridgend Castle Historic site, Bridgend
1.9 km W
Pen Coed-y-mwstwr Mountain, Pencoed
2.4 km E
Cefn Hirgoed Mountain, St. Bride's Minor
3.2 km NE
Ogmore Castle Historic site, St. Bride's Major
5.1 km SW
Gelli Garn Ringwork Historic site, Llangan
4.2 km E
St Mary Hill Down Mountain, Llangan
4.3 km E

Brackla

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