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River Gwaun

Located in Fishguard and Goodwick, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 51°59′45″ N 4°58′11″ W

Map showing the location of River Gwaun River Gwaun
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fishguard
0.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport131 km
BRS Bristol Airport170 km

About River Gwaun

River Gwaun is a river. Location: Fishguard and Goodwick, Pembrokeshire. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (131 km). Nearby sights include Pen Pwll Melyn and Needle Rock.

Climate of River Gwaun

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of River Gwaun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°11°13°13°12°10°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)1118185666571668990118122114

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

How to get to River Gwaun

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 136 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 143 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 River Gwaun

Within 100 km: 288 historic and cultural sites, 924 natural sites, 131 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km149 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 22 kmNE
  • Caerfai Beach Beach 24 kmSW
  • Ynys Meicel Island 8 kmNW
  • Gewni Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km395 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 27 kmSW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 26 kmSW
  • Port Selau Natural site 26 kmSW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 41 kmS

60–100 km799 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 95 kmN
  • Worms Head Island 65 kmSE
  • Saint Tudwals Island West Island 96 kmN
  • Saint Tudwals Islands Island 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Fishguard Village, Fishguard and Goodwick
    0.5 km SW
  • Goodwick Village, Fishguard and Goodwick
    2 km NW
  • Lower Town Neighbourhood, Fishguard and Goodwick
    0.1 km E
  • Penyraber Neighbourhood, Fishguard and Goodwick
    0.9 km W
  • Dyffryn Neighbourhood, Fishguard and Goodwick
    2.2 km W
  • Stop-and-Call Neighbourhood, Fishguard and Goodwick
    2.6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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