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Mountain

Bwlchau

Located in Glascwm, Powys Coordinates: 52°13′13″ N 3°17′35″ W

Map showing the location of Bwlchau Bwlchau
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
348 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bettws Disserth
2.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport92 km
BRS Bristol Airport101 km

About Bwlchau

Bwlchau is a mountain. Location: Glascwm, Powys. Elevation: 348 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Bwlch-llwyn Bank and Pen Maerdy.

Climate of Bwlchau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (161 mm)
Driest month
July (72 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 Bwlchau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°19°19°16°12°8°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1601121198677847296110131147161

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bwlchau

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 92 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 73 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 92 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 101 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 108 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 73 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 73 kmeast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 77 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 82 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bwlchau

Within 100 km: 1,039 historic and cultural sites, 2,657 natural sites, 177 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km412 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 24 kmW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 22 kmW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 21 kmW
  • Caban-côch Reservoir Lake 20 kmW

25–60 km1,481 places

  • The Island Island 39 kmE
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 32 kmS
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 26 kmNW
  • Claerwen Reservoir Lake 28 kmW

60–100 km1,980 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 97 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 93 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 84 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 81 kmW

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