- Elevation
- 388 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport104 km
- BHX Birmingham Airport113 km
About Sugar Loaf
Sugar Loaf is a mountain. Location: Abbey Cwmhir, Powys. Elevation: 388 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Little Park and Llywy.
Climate of Sugar Loaf
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (166 mm)
- Driest month
- July (71 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 164 | 112 | 120 | 84 | 73 | 81 | 71 | 96 | 109 | 134 | 151 | 166 |
How to get to Sugar Loaf
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 104 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 75 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 104 kmsouth
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 113 kmeast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 116 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 75 kmnortheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 82 kmeast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 87 kmsouth
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 88 kmsouthwest
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 91 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sugar Loaf
Within 100 km: 1,015 historic and cultural sites, 2,784 natural sites, 189 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km420 places
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 15 kmW
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 16 kmSW
- Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 18 kmSW
- Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 16 kmW
25–60 km1,606 places
- The Island Island 47 kmE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 53 kmN
- Llangorse Lake Lake 46 kmS
- Llyn Mwyngi Lake 51 kmNW
60–100 km1,962 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 92 kmW
- Mwnt beach Beach 88 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 80 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 76 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Abbey-Cwmhir Village, Abbey Cwmhir0.2 km NW
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Nantmel Municipality, Powys5 km SW
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Bwlch-y-sarnau Village, Abbey Cwmhir3.8 km NW
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Rhayader Village, Rhayader8.4 km SW
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Nantmel Village, Nantmel5.4 km S -
Llandrindod Wells City, Llandrindod Wells10 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Little Park Mountain, Abbey Cwmhir0.6 km NE
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Llywy Mountain, Abbey Cwmhir1.1 km SE
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Wennallt Mountain, Abbey Cwmhir1.1 km W
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Cwmcynydd Bank Mountain, Abbey Cwmhir1.2 km NE
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Camlo Hill Mountain, Nantmel2 km SW
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Tyfaen Mountain, Abbey Cwmhir2.3 km E
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Abbey Cwmhir (Abbeycwmhir, Wales) Historic site, Abbey Cwmhir0.8 km E
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Cwmcringlyn Bank Mountain, Abbey Cwmhir2.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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