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Moel y Hyrddod

Located in Glyncorrwg, Neath Port Talbot Coordinates: 51°41′26″ N 3°38′59″ W

Map showing the location of Moel y Hyrddod Moel y Hyrddod
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
493 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glyncorrwg
1.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport39 km
BRS Bristol Airport73 km

About Moel y Hyrddod

Moel y Hyrddod is a mountain. Location: Glyncorrwg, Neath Port Talbot. Elevation: 493 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Cefnmawr and Mynydd Corrwg Fechan.

Climate of Moel y Hyrddod

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
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 Moel y Hyrddod
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°4°7°9°13°15°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)17011912891869186111127149169172

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Moel y Hyrddod

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 39 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 22 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 39 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 73 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 22 kmwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 40 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 47 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 78 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 96 kmeast

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

Day trips from Moel y Hyrddod

Within 100 km: 895 historic and cultural sites, 2,116 natural sites, 171 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 19 kmN
  • Black Mountain Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Fan Brycheiniog - Twr y Fan Foel Mountain 22 kmN
  • Fan Fawr Mountain 22 kmNE

25–60 km1,048 places

  • Worms Head Island 49 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 54 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 50 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 42 kmSE

60–100 km1,913 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 86 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 77 kmSW
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 93 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 72 kmSW

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