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Ysgwydd Hwch

Located in Erwood, Powys Coordinates: 52°01′53″ N 3°22′58″ W

Map showing the location of Ysgwydd Hwch Ysgwydd Hwch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
456 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llaneglwys
1.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport71 km
BRS Bristol Airport86 km

About Ysgwydd Hwch

Ysgwydd Hwch is a mountain. Location: Erwood, Powys. Elevation: 456 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Llaneglwys Wood and Pen Llaneglwys.

Climate of Ysgwydd Hwch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
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 Ysgwydd Hwch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°7°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)17011712588788475102117140159171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ysgwydd Hwch

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 71 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 56 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 71 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 86 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 121 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 60 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 63 kmsouth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 81 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 82 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ysgwydd Hwch

Within 100 km: 1,008 historic and cultural sites, 2,466 natural sites, 174 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km332 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 14 kmSE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 20 kmS
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 17 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 20 kmSE

25–60 km1,507 places

  • The Island Island 52 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 34 kmNW
  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 58 kmS
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 30 kmNW

60–100 km1,809 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 90 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 94 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 87 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 79 kmW

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