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Cwmafan

Located in Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot Coordinates: 51°37′00″ N 3°45′43″ W

Map showing the location of Cwmafan Cwmafan
Location in United Kingdom
Population
5,336
5.3K
Elevation
50 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 Airport38 km
BRS Bristol Airport77 km

About Cwmafan

Cwmafan is a town. Location: Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot. Population: 5,336. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Pen y Castell and Foel Fynyddau.

Climate of Cwmafan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
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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Climate of Cwmafan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°18°20°20°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)13192997270757594106122138134

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cwmafan

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 38 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 13 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 38 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 77 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 13 kmwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 43 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 53 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 83 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 101 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cwmafan

Within 100 km: 834 historic and cultural sites, 1,983 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km189 places

  • Middle Head Island 16 kmW
  • Hirfynydd Mountain 16 kmN
  • Mynydd Marchywel Mountain 11 kmN
  • Mynydd y Betws Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km917 places

  • Worms Head Island 39 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 55 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 52 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 41 kmSE

60–100 km1,880 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 84 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 66 kmSW
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 82 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 61 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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