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Dol-y-mynach Reservoir

Located in Wales, United Kingdom Coordinates: 52°14′00″ N 3°36′00″ W

Map showing the location of Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Dol-y-mynach Reservoir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
384 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llanwrthwl
5.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport95 km
BRS Bristol Airport113 km

About Dol-y-mynach Reservoir

Dol-y-mynach Reservoir is a lake. Location: Wales, United Kingdom. Elevation: 384 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Gorllwyn and Caban-côch Reservoir.

Climate of Dol-y-mynach Reservoir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 195 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (210 mm)
Driest month
May (90 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 Dol-y-mynach Reservoir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)206141156107909992119136170195210

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Dol-y-mynach Reservoir

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 95 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 95 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 113 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 129 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 72 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 83 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 89 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 92 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 94 kmeast

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

Day trips from Dol-y-mynach Reservoir

Within 100 km: 1,000 historic and cultural sites, 2,699 natural sites, 190 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km371 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 8 kmN
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 4 kmN
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 10 kmN
  • Claerwen Reservoir Lake 8 kmNW

25–60 km1,518 places

  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 60 kmW
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 41 kmSE
  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 53 kmN
  • Llyn Cau Lake 55 kmN

60–100 km2,000 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 76 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 72 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 64 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 60 kmW

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