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Gareg-ddu Reservoir

Located in Wales, United Kingdom Coordinates: 52°16′00″ N 3°36′00″ W

Map showing the location of Gareg-ddu Reservoir Gareg-ddu Reservoir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
255 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rhayader
7.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport98 km
BRS Bristol Airport116 km

About Gareg-ddu Reservoir

Gareg-ddu Reservoir is a lake. Location: Wales, United Kingdom. Elevation: 255 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Cnwch and Y Foel.

Climate of Gareg-ddu Reservoir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 195 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Gareg-ddu Reservoir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)206141156107909992119136170195210

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gareg-ddu Reservoir

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 98 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 98 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 116 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 128 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 76 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 86 kmsoutheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 91 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 92 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 95 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gareg-ddu Reservoir

Within 100 km: 1,002 historic and cultural sites, 2,743 natural sites, 197 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 4 kmN
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 4 kmS
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 6 kmN
  • Claerwen Reservoir Lake 6 kmW

25–60 km1,533 places

  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 60 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 44 kmSE
  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 49 kmNW
  • Llyn Cau Lake 52 kmNW

60–100 km2,022 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 77 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 73 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 64 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 61 kmW

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