Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
Located in Neath Port Talbot, Wales Coordinates: 51°47′19″ N 3°51′52″ W
- Elevation
- 189 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 8
- listed under Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport57 km
- BRS Bristol Airport92 km
About Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a municipality. Location: Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Elevation: 189 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Bancbryn and Cefn Gwrhyd.
Photos of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
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Penller Castell Nigel Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (75 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 101 | 109 | 80 | 75 | 83 | 82 | 101 | 113 | 136 | 152 | 148 |
How to get to Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 57 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 19 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 57 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 92 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 121 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 19 kmsouth
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 59 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 64 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 95 kmeast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 112 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
Within 100 km: 862 historic and cultural sites, 2,110 natural sites, 190 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km256 places
- Ynys Isaf Island 24 kmW
- Trichrug Mountain 11 kmN
- Mynydd Figyn Mountain 23 kmNW
- Fan Gyhirych Mountain 18 kmNE
25–60 km1,018 places
- Tresaith Beach Beach 59 kmNW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 59 kmNW
- Ynys Lochtyn Island 59 kmNW
- Worms Head Island 40 kmSW
60–100 km1,888 places
- Porth Clais Natural site 98 kmW
- Port Selau Natural site 100 kmW
- Poppit Sands Beach 67 kmNW
- Saunton Sands Beach 81 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
8 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages4
- Cwmgors · Village
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Village
- Lower Brynamman · Neighbourhood
- Tairgwaith · Village
Mountains & nature3
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Common · Mountain
- Mynydd Uchaf · Mountain
- Mynydd Uchaf East Top · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bancbryn Mountain, Cwmamman3.1 km SW
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Cefn Gwrhyd Mountain, Pontardawe3.4 km SE
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Bryn Mawr Mountain, Pontardawe3.8 km SW
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Penller Castell Historic site, Mawr5.4 km SW
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Mynydd Allt-y-grug Mountain, Ystalyfera5.2 km SE
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Mynydd y Betws Mountain, Mawr5.5 km SW
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Cefnllan Mountain, Pontardawe5.7 km S
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Carreg Cennen Castle Historic site, Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen8.8 km NW
Sources & licences
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