- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 138 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport39 km
- BRS Bristol Airport78 km
About Cwm Clais
Cwm Clais is a historic site. Location: Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Plas Baglan and Mynydd Dinas.
Photos of Cwm Clais
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Neath Castle Darren Wyn Rees at Aberdare Blog · CC BY 3.0 -
Victoria Road David Luther Thomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
The Gnoll John Grayson · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Cwm Clais
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (138 mm)
- Driest month
- May (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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 92 | 99 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 94 | 106 | 122 | 138 | 134 |
How to get to Cwm Clais
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 39 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 11 km to the west.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 39 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 78 kmeast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 101 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 11 kmwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 44 kmeast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 54 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 84 kmeast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 101 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cwm Clais
Within 100 km: 828 historic and cultural sites, 1,965 natural sites, 173 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km186 places
- Middle Head Island 14 kmW
- Hirfynydd Mountain 17 kmNE
- Mynydd Marchywel Mountain 12 kmN
- Mynydd y Betws Mountain 20 kmNW
25–60 km901 places
- Worms Head Island 38 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 56 kmSE
- Flat Holm Island 53 kmSE
- Barry Island Island 42 kmSE
60–100 km1,879 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 84 kmNW
- Saunton Sands Beach 65 kmSW
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 81 kmSW
- Putsborough Beach Beach 60 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Plas Baglan Historic site, Baglan1.2 km W
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Mynydd Dinas Mountain, Baglan0.8 km SW
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Victoria Road Landmark, Sandfields East3 km SW
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Mynydd y Gaer Mountain, Briton Ferry1.6 km N
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Pen y Castell Mountain, Cwmavon2.1 km E
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Foel Fynyddau Mountain, Cwmavon2.2 km NE
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Briton Ferry Motte Historic site, Coedffranc4.2 km NW
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Afan Lido Landmark, Sandfields East3.4 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Cwmafan Town, Cwmavon1.4 km E
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Baglan Village, Baglan1.9 km NW
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Port Talbot City, Port Talbot2.3 km S
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Briton Ferry Town, Briton Ferry3.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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