Village

Gilwern

Located in Felin Fach, Powys Coordinates: 51°58′10″ N 3°19′06″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 224 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport64 km; BRS Bristol Airport77 km

About Gilwern

Gilwern is a village. Location: Felin Fach, Powys. Elevation: 224 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Drostre Bank and Yr Allt.

Photos of Gilwern

Brecon Castle Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
Bronllys Castle Keith Salvesen · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Gilwern

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (144 mm)
Driest month: July (66 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

20° 12°

19° 12°

16° 10°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 3°

Jan

144

Feb

102

Mar

107

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

106

Oct

121

Nov

136

Dec

144

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 Gilwern
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	17°	20°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	144	102	107	77	73	78	66	93	106	121	136	144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gilwern

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 64 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 64 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 77 kmsoutheast
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 120 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 48 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 55 kmsouth
Swansea Population: 300.4K 58 kmsouthwest
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 75 kmeast
Bristol Population: 479K 76 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gilwern

Within 100 km: 1,012 historic and cultural sites, 2,429 natural sites, 171 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km281 places

Llangorse Lake Lake 6 kmSE
Talybont Reservoir Lake 12 kmS
Pen y Fan Mountain 13 kmSW
Sugar Loaf Mountain 22 kmSE

25–60 km1,514 places

The Island Island 52 kmNE
Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 42 kmNW
Lisvane Reservoir Lake 50 kmS
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 38 kmNW

60–100 km1,817 places

Poppit Sands Beach 96 kmW
Kilve Beach Beach 87 kmS
Mwnt beach Beach 93 kmW
Tresaith Beach Beach 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Drostre Bank Mountain, Felin Fach
0.7 km NE
Yr Allt Mountain, Felin Fach
1 km W
Pen Coed Mawr Mountain, Felin Fach
2.2 km E
Allt Filo Mountain, Felin Fach
2.5 km NE
Twyn Llechfaen Mountain, Llanfrynach
2.2 km SW
Troed yr Harn Motte Historic site, Brecon
2.9 km SW