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Mountain

Moel y Fen

Located in Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot Coordinates: 51°37′23″ N 3°44′03″ W

Map showing the location of Moel y Fen Moel y Fen
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
267 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cwmafan
2.1 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport37 km
BRS Bristol Airport76 km

About Moel y Fen

Moel y Fen is a mountain. Location: Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot. Elevation: 267 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Pen y Castell and Foel Fynyddau.

Climate of Moel y Fen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Moel y Fen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°4°7°9°12°11°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)13192997270757594106122138134

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Moel y Fen

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 37 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 14 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 37 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 76 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 14 kmwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 42 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 51 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 81 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 99 kmeast

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

Day trips from Moel y Fen

Within 100 km: 849 historic and cultural sites, 1,998 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km195 places

  • Middle Head Island 18 kmW
  • Hirfynydd Mountain 15 kmN
  • Mynydd Marchywel Mountain 11 kmN
  • Mynydd y Betws Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km949 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 59 kmSE
  • Worms Head Island 41 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 54 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 50 kmSE

60–100 km1,873 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 85 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 67 kmSW
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 83 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 63 kmSW

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