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Mountain

Pen y Foel

Located in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 52°00′19″ N 4°54′51″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Foel Pen y Foel
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
108 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fishguard
4.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport128 km
BRS Bristol Airport167 km

About Pen y Foel

Pen y Foel is a mountain. Location: Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire. Elevation: 108 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (128 km). Nearby sights include Mynydd Dinas and Castell Dinas.

Climate of Pen y Foel

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 Foel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°9°11°13°16°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°5°8°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 Foel

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 128 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 79 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 128 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 167 kmsoutheast
  • Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 174 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 79 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 133 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 140 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 171 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 172 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Pen y Foel

Within 100 km: 295 historic and cultural sites, 1,028 natural sites, 132 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km151 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 19 kmNE
  • Mwnt beach Beach 24 kmNE
  • Ynys Meicel Island 11 kmW
  • Ynys Ddu Island 11 kmW

25–60 km424 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 31 kmSW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 29 kmSW
  • Port Selau Natural site 30 kmSW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 41 kmS

60–100 km880 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 93 kmN
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 98 kmN
  • Worms Head Island 64 kmSE
  • The Smalls Island 61 kmSW

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