Mountain

Penrhos

Located in Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 51°54′03″ N 4°45′47″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 201 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Maenclochog; 2.1 km NW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport113 km; BRS Bristol Airport153 km

About Penrhos

Penrhos is a mountain. Location: Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire. Elevation: 201 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (113 km). Nearby sights include Penlan and Castell Pengawsai.

Climate of Penrhos

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month: August (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (132 mm)
Driest month: May (70 mm)

7° 3°

9° 3°

11° 4°

14° 7°

16° 10°

18° 12°

16° 10°

13° 8°

10° 6°

8° 4°

Jan

121

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

126

Nov

132

Dec

125

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 Penrhos
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	14°	16°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	6°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	121	88	95	73	70	78	73	95	99	126	132	125

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Penrhos

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 113 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 65 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 113 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 153 kmeast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 160 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 65 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 119 kmsoutheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 127 kmeast
Exeter Population: 130.7K 157 kmsoutheast
Bristol Population: 479K 158 kmeast

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

Day trips from Penrhos

Within 100 km: 340 historic and cultural sites, 1,149 natural sites, 140 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km212 places

Poppit Sands Beach 23 kmN
Ynys Ddu Island 25 kmNW
Ynys y Ddinas Island 25 kmNW
Craig y Gwbert Island 25 kmN

25–60 km510 places

St Justinian Natural site 38 kmW
Porth Clais Natural site 36 kmW
Port Selau Natural site 37 kmW
Manorbier Beach Beach 29 kmS

60–100 km907 places

Saunton Sands Beach 97 kmSE
Putsborough Beach Beach 92 kmSE
The Smalls Island 66 kmW
Rat Island Island 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Maenclochog Village, Maenclochog
2.1 km NW
Llandilo Village, Maenclochog
1.2 km N
Llanycefn Village, Maenclochog
2.4 km S
Llangolman Village, Mynachlog-Ddu
2.8 km NE
Rhosfach Village, Mynachlog-Ddu
2.6 km NE
Llandissilio Village, Llandissilio West
5.3 km SE

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Penlan Mountain, New Moat
3.6 km W
Castell Pengawsai Historic site, Mynachlog-Ddu
2.2 km NE
Foel Cwmcerwyn Mountain, Maenclochog
5.1 km N
New Moat Motte Historic site, New Moat
3.7 km W
Mynydd Preseli Mountain, Pembrokeshire
6.5 km N
Carn Sian Mountain, Mynachlog-Ddu
6.7 km N
Cerrig Lladron Mountain, Cwm Gwaun
6.9 km NW
Carn Wen Mountain, Cilymaenllwyd
7.1 km E

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Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026