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Mynydd Pen-y-cae

Located in Blaengwrach, Neath Port Talbot Coordinates: 51°43′00″ N 3°36′42″ W

Map showing the location of Mynydd Pen-y-cae Mynydd Pen-y-cae
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
573 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glyn-neath
3.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport40 km
BRS Bristol Airport72 km

About Mynydd Pen-y-cae

Mynydd Pen-y-cae is a mountain. Location: Blaengwrach, Neath Port Talbot. Elevation: 573 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Mynydd Resolfen and Mynydd Corrwg Fechan.

Climate of Mynydd Pen-y-cae

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (172 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Mynydd Pen-y-cae
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°5°7°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)17011912891869186111127149169172

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Mynydd Pen-y-cae

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 25 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 40 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 72 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 110 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 25 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 40 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 45 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 76 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 95 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Mynydd Pen-y-cae

Within 100 km: 920 historic and cultural sites, 2,152 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

  • Pen y Fan Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 16 kmN
  • Brecon Beacons Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Black Mountain Mountain 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,094 places

  • Worms Head Island 52 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 54 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 51 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 42 kmSE

60–100 km1,916 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 86 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 81 kmSW
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 97 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 76 kmSW

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