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Village

Banwen

Located in Onllwyn, Neath Port Talbot Coordinates: 51°46′22″ N 3°39′34″ W

Map showing the location of Banwen Banwen
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
242 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 Airport47 km
BRS Bristol Airport78 km

About Banwen

Banwen is a village. Location: Onllwyn, Neath Port Talbot. Elevation: 242 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Hirfynydd East Top and Hirfynydd.

Climate of Banwen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Banwen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°9°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)17011912891869186111127149169172

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Banwen

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 26 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 47 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 78 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 117 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 26 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 47 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 50 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 98 kmeast

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

Day trips from Banwen

Within 100 km: 933 historic and cultural sites, 2,189 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km249 places

  • Pen y Fan Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Trichrug Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 10 kmN
  • Brecon Beacons Mountain 19 kmNE

25–60 km1,159 places

  • Worms Head Island 52 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 58 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 49 kmSE
  • Sully Island Island 53 kmSE

60–100 km1,884 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 80 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 84 kmSW
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 100 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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