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Pen-y-wern

Located in Pant, Merthyr Tydfil Coordinates: 51°46′04″ N 3°21′25″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-wern Pen-y-wern
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
330 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport41 km
BRS Bristol Airport62 km

About Pen-y-wern

Pen-y-wern is a neighbourhood. Location: Pant, Merthyr Tydfil. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Madocs Castle and Morlais Castle.

Climate of Pen-y-wern

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (164 mm)
Driest month
July (80 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 Pen-y-wern
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°8°10°14°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)16211512288848780107122142160164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen-y-wern

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 41 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 32 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 41 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 62 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 115 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 32 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 34 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 44 kmwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 63 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 78 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen-y-wern

Within 100 km: 957 historic and cultural sites, 2,219 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km225 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 19 kmN
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 11 kmN
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 14 kmNW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,209 places

  • Steep Holm Island 51 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 46 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 42 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 43 kmS

60–100 km1,907 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 100 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 96 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 92 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 65 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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