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Municipality

Pencoed

Located in County Borough of Bridgend, Wales Coordinates: 51°31′32″ N 3°30′20″ W

Map showing the location of Pencoed Pencoed
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
3
listed under Pencoed
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport18 km
BRS Bristol Airport57 km

About Pencoed

Pencoed is a municipality. Location: County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Elevation: 36 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Llanilid Castle and Coity Castle.

Climate of Pencoed

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (146 mm)
Driest month
May (76 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 Pencoed
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°18°21°20°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)14110010777768078100113129146143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pencoed

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 18 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 23 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 18 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 57 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 88 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 23 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 32 kmwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 36 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 64 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 81 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pencoed

Within 100 km: 838 historic and cultural sites, 1,961 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

  • Barry Island Island 21 kmSE
  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 23 kmE
  • Craig Llysfaen Mountain 24 kmE
  • Cefn Eglwysilan Mountain 17 kmNE

25–60 km896 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 42 kmSE
  • Worms Head Island 57 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 34 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 31 kmSE

60–100 km1,836 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 69 kmSW
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 98 kmSE
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 86 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Pencoed

3 places
  1. 1 Pencoed 9.2K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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