Mountain

Slwch Tump

Located in Brecon, Powys Coordinates: 51°56′48″ N 3°22′31″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 246 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Brecon; 0.9 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport61 km; BRS Bristol Airport78 km

About Slwch Tump

Slwch Tump is a mountain. Location: Brecon, Powys. Elevation: 246 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Cefn Cantref and Brecon Castle.

Climate of Slwch Tump

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (175 mm)
Driest month: July (81 mm)

6° 2°

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 4°

15° 7°

17° 9°

19° 12°

16° 10°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 3°

Jan

174

Feb

122

Mar

130

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

108

Sep

123

Oct

146

Nov

166

Dec

175

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 Slwch Tump
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	2°	4°	7°	9°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	174	122	130	91	84	89	81	108	123	146	166	175

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Slwch Tump

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 61 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 48 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 61 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 78 kmsoutheast
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 125 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 48 kmsoutheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 53 kmsouthwest
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 54 kmsouth
Bristol Population: 479K 77 kmsoutheast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 78 kmeast

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

Day trips from Slwch Tump

Within 100 km: 1,019 historic and cultural sites, 2,410 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km268 places

Llangorse Lake Lake 8 kmE
Talybont Reservoir Lake 11 kmSE
Pen y Fan Mountain 8 kmSW
Sugar Loaf Mountain 24 kmSE

25–60 km1,507 places

The Island Island 57 kmNE
Ynys Isaf Island 60 kmW
Middle Head Island 59 kmSW
Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 43 kmNW

60–100 km1,826 places

Poppit Sands Beach 92 kmW
Kilve Beach Beach 85 kmS
Mwnt beach Beach 89 kmW
Tresaith Beach Beach 81 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Brecon Town, Brecon
0.9 km W
Pendre Neighbourhood, Brecon
1.3 km NW
Pontwilym Neighbourhood, Brecon
1.5 km NW
Uplands Neighbourhood, Brecon
1.7 km NW
Llanfaes Neighbourhood, Brecon
2.1 km W
Groesffordd Village, Llanfrynach
2 km E

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cefn Cantref Mountain, Llanfrynach
1.7 km SW
Brecon Castle Historic site, Brecon
1.3 km W
Honddu River, Wales
1.7 km W
Twyn Llechfaen Mountain, Llanfrynach
2.8 km E
Cantref Adventure Farm and Riding Centre Natural site, Llanfrynach
2.7 km S
Troed yr Harn Motte Historic site, Brecon
1.8 km NE
Pen-y-crug Mountain, Yscir
3.2 km NW
Cefn Mountain, Llanfrynach
3.3 km SE

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Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026