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Garn Ddu

Located in Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil Coordinates: 51°48′06″ N 3°24′43″ W

Map showing the location of Garn Ddu Garn Ddu
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
462 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llwyn-onn
1.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport45 km
BRS Bristol Airport67 km

About Garn Ddu

Garn Ddu is a mountain. Location: Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil. Elevation: 462 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Cefn Cil-Sanws and Morlais Hill.

Climate of Garn Ddu

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
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 Garn Ddu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)16211512288848780107122142160164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Garn Ddu

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 37 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 45 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 67 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 119 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 37 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 39 kmsoutheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 42 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 68 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 81 kmeast

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

Day trips from Garn Ddu

Within 100 km: 976 historic and cultural sites, 2,257 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 18 kmNE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 10 kmNE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 9 kmN
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,301 places

  • Steep Holm Island 55 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 51 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 46 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 48 kmS

60–100 km1,868 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 95 kmW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 96 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 92 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 69 kmS

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