Mountain

Fron Hydan

Located in Castle Caereinion, Powys Coordinates: 52°39′31″ N 3°15′03″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 266 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Castle Caereinion; 2.1 km SE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport80 km; MAN Manchester Airport101 km

About Fron Hydan

Fron Hydan is a mountain. Location: Castle Caereinion, Powys. Elevation: 266 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Cefn-cyfronydd and Pen-yr-herber.

Climate of Fron Hydan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (118 mm)
Driest month: July (61 mm)

6° 0°

8° 1°

11° 3°

14° 5°

17° 8°

19° 10°

16° 8°

12° 5°

9° 3°

7° 1°

Jan

114

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

100

Nov

112

Dec

118

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 Fron Hydan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	114	81	89	67	62	70	61	79	88	100	112	118

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Fron Hydan

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 80 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 54 km to the east.

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 80 kmnorth
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 101 kmnortheast
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 104 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Telford Population: 155.6K 54 kmeast
Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 77 kmeast
Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 78 kmnortheast
Dudley Population: 199.1K 81 kmeast
Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 81 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Fron Hydan

Within 100 km: 853 historic and cultural sites, 2,569 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km393 places

Lake Vyrnwy Lake 23 kmNW
Foel Mountain 17 kmW
Carnedd Wen Mountain 23 kmW
Stiperstones Mountain 23 kmE

25–60 km1,537 places

The Island Island 57 kmSE
Ynys Goediog Island 45 kmNW
Duckbay Island Island 57 kmNE
Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 47 kmSW

60–100 km1,672 places

Llangrannog's Beach Beach 100 kmSW
Traeth Penllech Beach 99 kmW
Porth Towyn Beach Beach 97 kmW
Thurstaston Beach Beach 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Castle Caereinion Village, Castle Caereinion
2.1 km SE
Henllan Village, Llangyniew
2.3 km NW
Welshpool Town, Welshpool
7 km E
Llanfair Caereinion Village, Llanfair Caereinion
5.3 km W
New Bridge Village, Meifod
3 km N
Llangyniew Village, Llangyniew
3.1 km NW

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cefn-cyfronydd Mountain, Castle Caereinion
1.3 km NW
Pen-yr-herber Mountain, Castle Caereinion
2 km SW
Y Figyn Mountain, Castle Caereinion
2.3 km NE
Y Golfa Mountain, Castle Caereinion
2.8 km E
Big Forest Mountain, Meifod
2.9 km N
Cefn Crin Mountain, Castle Caereinion
3.1 km S
Moel y Sant Mountain, Meifod
3.3 km N
Castle Caereinion Motte Historic site, Castle Caereinion
2.2 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