Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Morlais Castle

Located in Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil Coordinates: 51°46′31″ N 3°22′58″ W

Map showing the location of Morlais Castle Morlais Castle
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
297 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 Airport42 km
BRS Bristol Airport64 km

About Morlais Castle

Morlais Castle is a village. Location: Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil. Elevation: 297 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Morlais Castle and Cae Burdydd Castle.

Climate of Morlais Castle

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Morlais Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°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 Morlais Castle

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 42 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 34 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 42 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 64 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 34 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 36 kmsoutheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 42 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 65 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 79 kmeast

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

Day trips from Morlais Castle

Within 100 km: 960 historic and cultural sites, 2,226 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km225 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 19 kmNE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 11 kmNE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 13 kmN
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 24 kmNE

25–60 km1,235 places

  • Steep Holm Island 52 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 48 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 43 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 44 kmS

60–100 km1,892 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 98 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 95 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 91 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 66 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: