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Mountain

Carneddau

Located in Glascwm, Powys Coordinates: 52°11′14″ N 3°21′43″ W

Map showing the location of Carneddau Carneddau
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
445 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Builth Wells
5.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport88 km
BRS Bristol Airport100 km

About Carneddau

Carneddau is a mountain. Location: Glascwm, Powys. Elevation: 445 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Castle Bank and Caer Fawr.

Climate of Carneddau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (166 mm)
Driest month
July (71 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 Carneddau
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°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1641121208473817196109134151166

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carneddau

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 88 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 71 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 88 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 100 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 114 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 71 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 75 kmsouthwest
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 78 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 80 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 83 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carneddau

Within 100 km: 1,021 historic and cultural sites, 2,620 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km388 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 21 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 19 kmNW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 17 kmW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 23 kmNW

25–60 km1,504 places

  • The Island Island 45 kmE
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 29 kmS
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 36 kmS
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 34 kmS

60–100 km1,929 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 92 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 88 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 79 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 76 kmW

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