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Mountain

Twyn y Gaer

Located in Crucorney, Monmouthshire Coordinates: 51°53′30″ N 3°01′41″ W

Map showing the location of Twyn y Gaer Twyn y Gaer
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
427 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cwmyoy
1.4 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport59 km
BRS Bristol Airport61 km

About Twyn y Gaer

Twyn y Gaer is a mountain. Location: Crucorney, Monmouthshire. Elevation: 427 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Bryn Arw and Graig.

Climate of Twyn y Gaer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
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 Twyn y Gaer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1541101158682837097112129143155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Twyn y Gaer

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 59 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 34 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 59 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 61 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 108 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 34 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 47 kmsouth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 54 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 65 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Twyn y Gaer

Within 100 km: 1,015 historic and cultural sites, 2,254 natural sites, 151 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km285 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 17 kmW
  • Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 22 kmS
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 20 kmW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 4 kmSW

25–60 km1,262 places

  • Flat Holm Island 58 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 58 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 56 kmS
  • Alney Island Island 53 kmE

60–100 km1,873 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 79 kmS
  • Worms Head Island 97 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 62 kmS
  • Outer Head Island 97 kmW

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