Fishguard
Located in Fishguard and Goodwick, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 51°59′38″ N 4°58′35″ W
- Population
- 3,419
- 3.4K
- Elevation
- 63 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport131 km
- BRS Bristol Airport170 km
About Fishguard
Fishguard is a village. Location: Fishguard and Goodwick, Pembrokeshire. Population: 3,419. Elevation: 63 m.
Fishguard (Welsh: Abergwaun, meaning 'Mouth of the River Gwaun') is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 3,400 (rounded to the nearest 100) as of the 2021 census. Modern Fishguard consists of two parts, Lower Fishguard and the "Main Town". Fishguard and Goodwick are twin towns with a joint Town Council. Lower Fishguard is believed to be the site of the original hamlet from which modern Fishguard has grown.
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Climate of Fishguard
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 122 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- November (122 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 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) | 111 | 81 | 85 | 66 | 65 | 71 | 66 | 89 | 90 | 118 | 122 | 114 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Fishguard
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 131 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 82 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 131 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 170 kmsoutheast
- Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 173 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 82 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 137 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 144 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 172 kmnorthwest
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 174 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fishguard
Within 100 km: 286 historic and cultural sites, 921 natural sites, 131 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km151 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 23 kmNE
- Caerfai Beach Beach 23 kmSW
- Ynys Meicel Island 8 kmNW
- Gewni Island 21 kmSW
25–60 km391 places
- St Justinian Natural site 26 kmSW
- Porth Clais Natural site 25 kmSW
- Port Selau Natural site 26 kmSW
- Manorbier Beach Beach 41 kmS
60–100 km796 places
- Whistling Sands Beach 95 kmN
- Worms Head Island 66 kmSE
- Saint Tudwals Island West Island 96 kmN
- Saint Tudwals Islands Island 96 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
River Gwaun River, Fishguard and Goodwick0.5 km NE
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Pen Pwll Melyn Mountain, Scleddau1.2 km S
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Needle Rock Mountain, Pembrokeshire2 km NE
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Pen Esgyrn Mountain, Cwm Gwaun2.7 km SE
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Pen Llanwern Mountain, Cwm Gwaun2.8 km SE
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Pant-y-Phillip Fort Mountain, Trecwn3.5 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources