Neighbourhood

Thomas Town

Located in Town, Merthyr Tydfil Coordinates: 51°44′44″ N 3°22′33″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 183 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 Airport39 km; BRS Bristol Airport61 km

About Thomas Town

Thomas Town is a neighbourhood. Location: Town, Merthyr Tydfil. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Tâf Fechan and Tâf Fawr.

Climate of Thomas Town

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (164 mm)
Driest month: July (80 mm)

7° 2°

6° 2°

9° 3°

11° 4°

15° 7°

18° 10°

20° 12°

17° 10°

13° 8°

10° 5°

8° 3°

Jan

162

Feb

115

Mar

122

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

107

Sep

122

Oct

142

Nov

160

Dec

164

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 Thomas Town
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	6°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	162	115	122	88	84	87	80	107	122	142	160	164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Thomas Town

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 39 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 31 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 39 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 61 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 113 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 31 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 33 kmsoutheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 42 kmwest
Bristol Population: 479K 63 kmsoutheast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 79 kmeast

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

Day trips from Thomas Town

Within 100 km: 958 historic and cultural sites, 2,195 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km230 places

Llangorse Lake Lake 22 kmN
Talybont Reservoir Lake 14 kmN
Pen y Fan Mountain 16 kmN
Fan Gyhirych Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km1,167 places

Steep Holm Island 49 kmS
Flat Holm Island 44 kmSE
Barry Island Island 39 kmS
Sully Island Island 41 kmS

60–100 km1,922 places

Poppit Sands Beach 99 kmNW
Saunton Sands Beach 93 kmSW
Putsborough Beach Beach 89 kmSW
Kilve Beach Beach 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Tâf Fechan River, Wales
1.7 km W
Tâf Fawr River, Merthyr Tydfil
1.7 km W
Twyn y Waun Mountain, Town
3.5 km E
Morlais Castle Historic site, Pant
3.5 km N
Madocs Castle Historic site, Pant
3.7 km N
Mynydd Aberdar Mountain, Cyfarthfa
3.1 km W