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Black Hill

Located in Gladestry, Powys Coordinates: 52°09′47″ N 3°12′32″ W

Map showing the location of Black Hill Black Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
517 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glascwm
1.8 km NW
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 Airport93 km

About Black Hill

Black Hill is a mountain. Location: Gladestry, Powys. Elevation: 517 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Glascwm Hill and Yr Allt.

Climate of Black Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (145 mm)
Driest month
July (65 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 Black Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1451021067971776590102120133145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Black Hill

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 66 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 86 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 93 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 105 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 66 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 68 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 74 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 76 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 77 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Black Hill

Within 100 km: 1,038 historic and cultural sites, 2,564 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km395 places

  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 25 kmS
  • Hay Bluff Mountain 17 kmSE
  • Black Mountains Mountain 23 kmS
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km1,429 places

  • The Island Island 35 kmE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 32 kmNW
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 26 kmS
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 29 kmNW

60–100 km1,948 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 98 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 90 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 86 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 86 kmW

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