Village

Port Lion

Located in Burton, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 51°44′22″ N 4°54′47″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 56 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport115 km; NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay145 km

About Port Lion

Port Lion is a village. Location: Burton, Pembrokeshire. Elevation: 56 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (115 km). Nearby sights include Benton Castle and Lawrenny Hill.

Photos of Port Lion

Benton Castle David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0
Pembroke Castle Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Carew Castle Karen Sawyer · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Port Lion

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month: August (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 4°)
Wettest month: November (111 mm)
Driest month: May (55 mm)

8° 4°

10° 4°

12° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

19° 13°

17° 11°

14° 9°

11° 7°

9° 5°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

106

Nov

111

Dec

102

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 Port Lion
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	15°	17°	19°	19°	17°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	4°	4°	4°	5°	8°	10°	13°	13°	11°	9°	7°	5°
Precipitation (mm)	97	71	75	59	55	65	58	81	81	106	111	102

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Port Lion

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 115 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 68 km to the east.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 115 kmeast
Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 145 kmsouth
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 153 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 68 kmeast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 123 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 134 kmeast
Exeter Population: 130.7K 149 kmsoutheast
Plymouth Population: 260.2K 161 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Port Lion

Within 100 km: 298 historic and cultural sites, 846 natural sites, 119 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km188 places

Manorbier Beach Beach 13 kmSE
Broad Haven South Beach Beach 15 kmS
Caldey Island Island 19 kmSE
Gateholm Island Island 22 kmW

25–60 km397 places

St Justinian Natural site 31 kmNW
Porth Clais Natural site 29 kmNW
Port Selau Natural site 32 kmNW
Poppit Sands Beach 44 kmN

60–100 km678 places

Saunton Sands Beach 86 kmSE
Mouthmill Beach Beach 88 kmSE
Putsborough Beach Beach 82 kmSE
Rat Island Island 68 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Benton Castle Historic site, Burton
2.3 km SE
Lawrenny Hill Mountain, Martletwy
2.9 km SE
Rosemarket Rath Historic site, Rosemarket
3.7 km W
East Moor Mountain, Freystrop
3.8 km NW
Western Cleddau River, Pembrokeshire
3.1 km N
Eastern Cleddau River, Pembrokeshire
3.3 km NE