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Penwern

Located in Glasbury, Powys Coordinates: 52°03′14″ N 3°14′59″ W

Map showing the location of Penwern Penwern
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
252 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cwm-bach
1.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport73 km
BRS Bristol Airport83 km

About Penwern

Penwern is a mountain. Location: Glasbury, Powys. Elevation: 252 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Boughrood Motte and Pen Coed y Polyn.

Climate of Penwern

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
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 Penwern
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°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1451021067971776590102120133145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Penwern

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 73 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 55 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 73 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 83 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 112 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 55 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 64 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 68 kmsouthwest
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 72 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 72 kmeast

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

Day trips from Penwern

Within 100 km: 1,027 historic and cultural sites, 2,483 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km366 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 14 kmS
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 22 kmS
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 15 kmSE

25–60 km1,443 places

  • The Island Island 43 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 37 kmNW
  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 59 kmS
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 34 kmNW

60–100 km1,880 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 99 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 96 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 96 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 87 kmW

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