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Mountain

Pen-y-banc

Located in Cilmery, Powys Coordinates: 52°09′55″ N 3°26′36″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-banc Pen-y-banc
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
229 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Builth Wells
3.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport86 km
BRS Bristol Airport101 km

About Pen-y-banc

Pen-y-banc is a mountain. Location: Cilmery, Powys. Elevation: 229 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Park Wood Hill and Pencaerhelem.

Climate of Pen-y-banc

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (171 mm)
Driest month
July (75 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-banc
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°20°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)17011712588788475102117140159171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen-y-banc

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 70 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 86 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 101 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 120 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 70 kmsouthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 78 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 84 kmeast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 88 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pen-y-banc

Within 100 km: 1,005 historic and cultural sites, 2,599 natural sites, 182 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km379 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 19 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 16 kmNW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 13 kmNW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 21 kmNW

25–60 km1,481 places

  • The Island Island 51 kmE
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 29 kmSE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 35 kmS
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 31 kmS

60–100 km1,926 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 86 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 82 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 74 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 70 kmW

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