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River

Tâf Fawr

Located in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales Coordinates: 51°45′00″ N 3°24′00″ W

Map showing the location of Tâf Fawr Tâf Fawr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
230 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Merthyr Tydfil
1.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport40 km
BRS Bristol Airport63 km

About Tâf Fawr

Tâf Fawr is a river. Location: Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Tâf Fechan and Mynydd Aberdar.

Climate of Tâf Fawr

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 20°)
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 Tâf Fawr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°17°20°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°4°7°9°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)16211512288848780107122142160164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tâf Fawr

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 33 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 40 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 63 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 113 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 33 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 34 kmsoutheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 40 kmwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 65 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 81 kmeast

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

Day trips from Tâf Fawr

Within 100 km: 955 historic and cultural sites, 2,197 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 22 kmNE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 14 kmNE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 15 kmN
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,188 places

  • Steep Holm Island 50 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 46 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 40 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 42 kmS

60–100 km1,902 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 98 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 92 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 88 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Merthyr Tydfil City, Town
    1.6 km E
  • Park Municipality, Merthyr Tydfil
    1 km NE
  • Cyfarthfa Municipality, Merthyr Tydfil
    1 km W
  • Gellideg Neighbourhood, Cyfarthfa
    0.2 km NW
  • Gurnos Municipality, Merthyr Tydfil
    1.6 km NE
  • Heolgerrig Neighbourhood, Cyfarthfa
    0.6 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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