Village

Gilwern

Located in Llanelly, Monmouthshire Coordinates: 51°49′29″ N 3°05′37″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 2,263; 2.3K
Elevation: 105 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 Airport51 km; BRS Bristol Airport56 km

About Gilwern

Gilwern is a village. Location: Llanelly, Monmouthshire. Population: 2,263. Elevation: 105 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Battle Tump and Grwyne Fawr.

Photos of Gilwern

Abergavenny Castle Jeremy Bolwell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Alisby Castle Niki.L · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Gilwern

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (141 mm)
Driest month: July (65 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

12° 4°

16° 7°

18° 10°

21° 13°

20° 13°

17° 11°

14° 8°

10° 5°

8° 4°

Jan

140

Feb

100

Mar

106

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

107

Oct

119

Nov

133

Dec

141

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 Gilwern
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	16°	18°	21°	20°	17°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	13°	13°	11°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	140	100	106	79	78	77	65	93	107	119	133	141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gilwern

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 27 km to the south.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 51 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 56 kmsoutheast
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 116 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 27 kmsouth
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 39 kmsouth
Bristol Population: 479K 54 kmsoutheast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 59 kmeast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 63 kmwest

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

Day trips from Gilwern

Within 100 km: 990 historic and cultural sites, 2,250 natural sites, 143 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km274 places

Llangorse Lake Lake 17 kmNW
Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 17 kmSE
Talybont Reservoir Lake 15 kmW
Pen y Fan Mountain 25 kmW

25–60 km1,234 places

Steep Holm Island 54 kmS
Flat Holm Island 50 kmS
Barry Island Island 49 kmS
Sully Island Island 48 kmS

60–100 km1,875 places

Kilve Beach Beach 71 kmS
Worms Head Island 90 kmW
Outer Head Island 90 kmW
Glover's Island Island 84 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Battle Tump Historic site, Llanelly
1 km N
Grwyne Fawr River, Wales
1.1 km NW
Abergavenny Castle Historic site, Abergavenny
5.3 km E
Alisby Castle Historic site, Crickhowell
4.7 km NW
Blorenge Mountain, Llanfoist Fawr
3.5 km SE
Pen-rhiw-Ifor Mountain, Blaenavon
3.9 km S