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Mountain

Pen y Fan

Located in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 52°01′58″ N 4°54′32″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Fan Pen y Fan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
142 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cwm-yr-Eglwys
1.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport129 km
BRS Bristol Airport168 km

About Pen y Fan

Pen y Fan is a mountain. Location: Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire. Elevation: 142 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (129 km). Nearby sights include Dinas Head and Dinas Island Castell.

Climate of Pen y Fan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (113 mm)
Driest month
May (60 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 Pen y Fan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°10°13°16°17°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°11°9°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)1047677616066638383110113107

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

How to get to Pen y Fan

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 129 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 81 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 129 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 168 kmsoutheast
  • Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 177 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 81 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 134 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 141 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 171 kmnorthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 172 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen y Fan

Within 100 km: 299 historic and cultural sites, 1,061 natural sites, 136 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km141 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 17 kmNE
  • Mwnt beach Beach 22 kmNE
  • Ynys Meicel Island 11 kmW
  • Ynys Ddu Island 12 kmW

25–60 km436 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 32 kmSW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 31 kmSW
  • Port Selau Natural site 32 kmSW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 44 kmS

60–100 km919 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 90 kmN
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 95 kmN
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 99 kmN
  • Worms Head Island 66 kmSE

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