- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport98 km
- EXT Exeter International Airport137 km
About St Catherine's Island
St Catherine's Island is an island. Location: Tenby, Pembrokeshire.
St Catherine's Island (Welsh: Ynys Catrin) is a small tidal island linked to Tenby in Pembrokeshire, Wales, by Castle beach at low tide. The island, which is known colloquially as St Catherine's Rock, is the location of St Catherine's Fort.
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Photos of St Catherine's Island
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Lydstep Beach N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Amroth Castle Stuart Logan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Manorbier Castle Tony Grant · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Tenby Castle Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of St Catherine's Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 118 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- November (118 mm)
- Driest month
- May (60 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 7° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 105 | 75 | 81 | 63 | 60 | 69 | 63 | 85 | 87 | 111 | 118 | 109 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to St Catherine's Island
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 98 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 52 km to the east.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 98 kmeast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 137 kmsoutheast
- Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 138 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 52 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 107 kmeast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 118 kmeast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 133 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 147 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from St Catherine's Island
Within 100 km: 375 historic and cultural sites, 1,090 natural sites, 136 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km131 places
- Manorbier Beach Beach 8 kmW
- Broad Haven South Beach Beach 17 kmSW
- Caldey Island Island 4 kmS
- Saint Margaret’s Island Island 4 kmSW
25–60 km564 places
- St Justinian Natural site 48 kmNW
- Porth Clais Natural site 46 kmNW
- Port Selau Natural site 49 kmNW
- Poppit Sands Beach 49 kmN
60–100 km906 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 71 kmSE
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 75 kmS
- Putsborough Beach Beach 67 kmSE
- The Smalls Island 68 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tenby Village, Tenby0.8 km W
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Penally Village, Penally2.5 km SW
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Gumfreston Village, St Florence3.2 km W -
The Green Neighbourhood, Tenby1.2 km NW
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Saundersfoot Village, Saundersfoot4.4 km N
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St. Mary Out Liberty Municipality, Pembrokeshire2.4 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tenby Castle Historic site, Tenby0.3 km NW
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St Mary's Church Tenby Attraction, Tenby0.5 km W
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First Bay Natural site, Wales1.1 km N
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Second Bay Natural site, Wales1.2 km N
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Waterwynch Bay Natural site, Wales1.7 km N
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Hidden Slabs Stack Mountain, Tenby2.9 km SW
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Monkstone Island, Pembrokeshire3.1 km NE
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Howells Castle Historic site, Tenby1.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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