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Poppit Sands

Located in St. Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 52°06′25″ N 4°41′46″ W

Map showing the location of Poppit Sands Poppit Sands
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
14 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cardigan
3.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport122 km
BRS Bristol Airport159 km

About Poppit Sands

Poppit Sands is a beach. Location: St. Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (122 km). Nearby sights include Craig y Gwbert and Cardigan Bay.

Climate of Poppit Sands

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (121 mm)
Driest month
May (63 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 Poppit Sands
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°11°14°17°18°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°11°13°13°12°9°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)1118084656371688891117121115

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

How to get to Poppit Sands

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 122 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 75 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 122 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 159 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 177 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 75 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 126 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 130 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 162 kmsoutheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 166 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Poppit Sands

Within 100 km: 368 historic and cultural sites, 1,465 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 5 kmNE
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 13 kmE
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 17 kmE
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 17 kmNE

25–60 km651 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 49 kmSW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 48 kmSW
  • Port Selau Natural site 48 kmSW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 52 kmS

60–100 km1,218 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 81 kmN
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 86 kmN
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 89 kmN
  • The Head Island 61 kmSW

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