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Grassholm Island

Located in Pembrokeshire, Wales Coordinates: 51°43′51″ N 5°28′53″ W

Map showing the location of Grassholm Island Grassholm Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Nearest town
St Davids
22 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay148 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport153 km

About Grassholm Island

Grassholm Island is an island. Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (148 km). Nearby sights include Skokholm Island and Pigstone Bay.

Climate of Grassholm Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 5°)
Wettest month
November (108 mm)
Driest month
May (52 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 Grassholm Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)5°5°5°6°8°11°13°13°12°10°7°6°
Precipitation (mm)987369565256547574103108100

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

How to get to Grassholm Island

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 148 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Cardiff International Airport (CWL) (153 km). The nearest large city is Swansea, 107 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 148 kmsouth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 153 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 182 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 107 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 162 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 173 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 177 kmsoutheast
  • Plymouth Population: 260.2K 178 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Grassholm Island

Within 100 km: 202 historic and cultural sites, 345 natural sites, 102 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km74 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 20 kmNE
  • Porth Clais Natural site 21 kmNE
  • Port Selau Natural site 21 kmNE
  • Caerfai Beach Beach 22 kmNE

25–60 km210 places

  • Manorbier Beach Beach 48 kmE
  • Broad Haven South Beach Beach 41 kmE
  • Caldey Island Island 56 kmE
  • Sheep Island Island 26 kmE

60–100 km365 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 68 kmNE
  • Mwnt beach Beach 73 kmNE
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 80 kmNE
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 84 kmNE

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