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Upper Common

Located in Llanelly, Monmouthshire Coordinates: 51°49′46″ N 3°05′35″ W

Map showing the location of Upper Common Upper Common
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
81 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 Upper Common

Upper Common is a neighbourhood. Location: Llanelly, Monmouthshire. 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.

Climate of Upper Common

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)

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 Upper Common
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°20°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°5°8°10°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1401001067978776593107119133141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Upper Common

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 28 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 51 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 56 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 115 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 28 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 Upper Common

Within 100 km: 994 historic and cultural sites, 2,249 natural sites, 146 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km274 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 16 kmNW
  • Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 17 kmSE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 15 kmW
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km1,256 places

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

60–100 km1,859 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 71 kmS
  • Worms Head Island 90 kmW
  • Outer Head Island 91 kmW
  • Glover's Island Island 84 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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