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Mountain

Pen-y-rhiw

Located in Cadfarch, Powys Coordinates: 52°34′07″ N 3°48′58″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-rhiw Pen-y-rhiw
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
202 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Machynlleth
3.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport107 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport134 km

About Pen-y-rhiw

Pen-y-rhiw is a mountain. Location: Cadfarch, Powys. Elevation: 202 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (107 km). Nearby sights include Commins Pant-glas and Ffridd Rhiwlwyfen.

Climate of Pen-y-rhiw

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 (168 mm)
Driest month
May (79 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-rhiw
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)15711213191799292111122149166168

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen-y-rhiw

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 107 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 93 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 107 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 134 kmsouth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 135 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 93 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 106 kmsouth
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 106 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 109 kmnortheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 115 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen-y-rhiw

Within 100 km: 782 historic and cultural sites, 2,539 natural sites, 200 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km414 places

  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 13 kmNW
  • Llyn Cau Lake 15 kmNW
  • Llyn e Gader Lake 16 kmNW
  • Llyn Gafr Lake 17 kmN

25–60 km1,394 places

  • Ynys Tywyn Island 45 kmNW
  • Saint Tudwals Island West Island 51 kmNW
  • Saint Tudwals Islands Island 51 kmNW
  • Saint Tudwals Island East Island 50 kmNW

60–100 km1,713 places

  • Anglesey Island 87 kmNW
  • Poppit Sands Beach 79 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 74 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 68 kmSW

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