Mountain

Penlan

Located in New Moat, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 51°54′00″ N 4°48′56″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 238 m; above sea level
Nearest town: New Moat; 0.7 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport116 km; BRS Bristol Airport156 km

About Penlan

Penlan is a mountain. Location: New Moat, Pembrokeshire. Elevation: 238 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (116 km). Nearby sights include New Moat Motte and Penrhos.

Climate of Penlan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month: August (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (132 mm)
Driest month: May (70 mm)

7° 3°

7° 2°

8° 3°

11° 4°

14° 7°

16° 9°

18° 12°

16° 10°

13° 8°

10° 5°

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 Penlan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	8°	11°	14°	16°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	3°	2°	3°	4°	7°	9°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	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 Penlan

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 116 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 68 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 116 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 156 kmeast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 162 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 68 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 122 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 130 kmeast
Exeter Population: 130.7K 159 kmsoutheast
Bristol Population: 479K 161 kmeast

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

Day trips from Penlan

Within 100 km: 322 historic and cultural sites, 1,074 natural sites, 136 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km208 places

Poppit Sands Beach 24 kmN
Ynys Meicel Island 23 kmNW
Ynys Ddu Island 22 kmNW
Pen Brush Island 23 kmNW

25–60 km471 places

St Justinian Natural site 34 kmW
Porth Clais Natural site 32 kmW
Port Selau Natural site 34 kmW
Manorbier Beach Beach 29 kmS

60–100 km853 places

Saunton Sands Beach 98 kmSE
Putsborough Beach Beach 93 kmSE
The Smalls Island 62 kmW
Rat Island Island 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

New Moat Village, New Moat
0.7 km S
Maenclochog Village, Maenclochog
2.3 km NE
Gwastad Village, New Moat
1.7 km SW
Maenclochog Municipality, Pembrokeshire
2.2 km E
Llys-y-frân Village, New Moat
2.8 km SW
Clarbeston Village, Wiston
5.3 km S

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

New Moat Motte Historic site, New Moat
0.8 km S
Penrhos Mountain, Maenclochog
3.6 km E
Parc y Marl Rath Historic site, New Moat
2.4 km SW
Llys-y-frân Reservoir Lake, Pembrokeshire
2.9 km SW
Pen-y-fford Mountain, Wiston
4.1 km SW
Castell Hendre Historic site, Puncheston
2.4 km NW
Mynydd Castlebythe Mountain, Puncheston
5 km NW
Foel Cwmcerwyn Mountain, Maenclochog
5.9 km NE

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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