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Blackrock

Located in Llanelly, Monmouthshire Coordinates: 51°48′00″ N 3°09′00″ W

Map showing the location of Blackrock Blackrock
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
384 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 Airport47 km
BRS Bristol Airport55 km

About Blackrock

Blackrock is a village. Location: Llanelly, Monmouthshire. Elevation: 384 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Mulfran and Mynydd Llangatwg.

Climate of Blackrock

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (141 mm)
Driest month
July (65 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 Blackrock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°10°14°17°19°18°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°3°6°8°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1401001067978776593107119133141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blackrock

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 26 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 47 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 55 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 26 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 36 kmsouth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 54 kmsoutheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 58 kmwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 63 kmeast

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

Day trips from Blackrock

Within 100 km: 978 historic and cultural sites, 2,244 natural sites, 145 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km259 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 17 kmNW
  • Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 17 kmSE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 13 kmNW
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,208 places

  • Steep Holm Island 51 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 47 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 46 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 45 kmS

60–100 km1,900 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 68 kmS
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 99 kmNW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 99 kmNW
  • Worms Head Island 85 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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