Village

Thornton

Located in Tiers Cross, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 51°43′46″ N 5°02′11″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 18 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport123 km; NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay143 km

About Thornton

Thornton is a village. Location: Tiers Cross, Pembrokeshire. Elevation: 18 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (123 km). Nearby sights include Castle Pill and Gelliswick Bay.

Photos of Thornton

Walwyns Castle Dara Jasumani · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Thornton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month: August (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 4°)
Wettest month: November (111 mm)
Driest month: May (52 mm)

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10° 5°

12° 6°

15° 8°

17° 11°

19° 13°

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14° 10°

11° 7°

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

104

Nov

111

Dec

101

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 Thornton
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°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	4°	4°	5°	6°	8°	11°	13°	13°	12°	10°	7°	5°
Precipitation (mm)	96	71	72	57	52	61	54	78	78	104	111	101

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

How to get to Thornton

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 123 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 77 km to the east.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 123 kmeast
Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 143 kmsouth
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 158 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 77 kmeast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 132 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 142 kmeast
Exeter Population: 130.7K 154 kmsoutheast
Plymouth Population: 260.2K 164 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Thornton

Within 100 km: 273 historic and cultural sites, 719 natural sites, 113 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km194 places

Porth Clais Natural site 23 kmNW
Manorbier Beach Beach 19 kmSE
Broad Haven South Beach Beach 16 kmSE
Caerfai Beach Beach 22 kmNW

25–60 km289 places

St Justinian Natural site 25 kmNW
Port Selau Natural site 25 kmNW
Poppit Sands Beach 48 kmNE
Mwnt beach Beach 53 kmNE

60–100 km622 places

Saunton Sands Beach 90 kmSE
Mouthmill Beach Beach 90 kmSE
Putsborough Beach Beach 86 kmSE
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 62 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Castle Pill Historic site, Milford Haven
2 km SE
Gelliswick Bay Natural site, Wales
2.9 km SW
Romans Castle Historic site, Walwyn's Castle
3 km N
Castle Pill River, Wales
3.5 km SE
Scotch Bay Natural site, Wales
2.6 km S
Boltonhill Mountain, Tiers Cross
3.6 km N