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Mountain

Chwarel y Fan

Located in Crucorney, Monmouthshire Coordinates: 51°57′30″ N 3°04′52″ W

Map showing the location of Chwarel y Fan Chwarel y Fan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
679 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Capel-y-ffin
2.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport65 km
BRS Bristol Airport69 km

About Chwarel y Fan

Chwarel y Fan is a mountain. Location: Crucorney, Monmouthshire. Elevation: 679 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Pen-y-Garn Fawr and Pen y Gader-fawr.

Climate of Chwarel y Fan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (155 mm)
Driest month
July (70 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 Chwarel y Fan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°8°12°15°17°17°14°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1541101158682837097112129143155

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Chwarel y Fan

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 65 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 42 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 65 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 69 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 107 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 42 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 54 kmsouth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 59 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 64 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 65 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Chwarel y Fan

Within 100 km: 1,030 historic and cultural sites, 2,338 natural sites, 160 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km298 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 13 kmW
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 19 kmSW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 11 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 3 kmW

25–60 km1,328 places

  • Alney Island Island 58 kmE
  • Denny Island Island 52 kmSE
  • The Island Island 42 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 53 kmNW

60–100 km1,902 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 86 kmS
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 98 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 98 kmW
  • Worms Head Island 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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