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Pen-y-gareg Reservoir

Located in Wales, United Kingdom Coordinates: 52°18′00″ N 3°37′00″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Pen-y-gareg Reservoir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
295 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rhayader
1.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport102 km
BRS Bristol Airport119 km

About Pen-y-gareg Reservoir

Pen-y-gareg Reservoir is a lake. Location: Wales, United Kingdom. Elevation: 295 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (102 km). Nearby sights include Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir and Moelfryn Mawr.

Climate of Pen-y-gareg Reservoir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 195 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (210 mm)
Driest month
May (90 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 Pen-y-gareg Reservoir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)206141156107909992119136170195210

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen-y-gareg Reservoir

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 102 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 79 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 102 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 119 kmsoutheast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 126 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 79 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 90 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 90 kmsoutheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 96 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 96 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Pen-y-gareg Reservoir

Within 100 km: 1,003 historic and cultural sites, 2,765 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km404 places

  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 4 kmS
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 8 kmS
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 2 kmNW
  • Claerwen Reservoir Lake 5 kmW

25–60 km1,527 places

  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 60 kmW
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 56 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 48 kmSE
  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 46 kmNW

60–100 km2,033 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 77 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 72 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 64 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 60 kmW

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