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Mynydd Blaenafon

Located in Pelenna, Neath Port Talbot Coordinates: 51°39′42″ N 3°43′12″ W

Map showing the location of Mynydd Blaenafon Mynydd Blaenafon
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
312 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pontrhydyfen
3.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport39 km
BRS Bristol Airport76 km

About Mynydd Blaenafon

Mynydd Blaenafon is a mountain. Location: Pelenna, Neath Port Talbot. Elevation: 312 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Afan Valley and Cefn Morfudd.

Climate of Mynydd Blaenafon

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 Mynydd Blaenafon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)13192997270757594106122138134

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mynydd Blaenafon

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 39 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 16 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 39 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 76 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 105 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 16 kmwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 43 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 51 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 81 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 100 kmeast

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

Day trips from Mynydd Blaenafon

Within 100 km: 872 historic and cultural sites, 2,043 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km214 places

  • Middle Head Island 21 kmSW
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 23 kmN
  • Black Mountain Mountain 23 kmN
  • Fan Brycheiniog - Twr y Fan Foel Mountain 25 kmN

25–60 km964 places

  • Worms Head Island 43 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 55 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 52 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 42 kmSE

60–100 km1,907 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 83 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 72 kmSW
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 87 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 67 kmSW

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