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Garn Fawr

Located in Glascwm, Powys Coordinates: 52°12′15″ N 3°18′24″ W

Map showing the location of Garn Fawr Garn Fawr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
355 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bettws Disserth
0.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport90 km
BRS Bristol Airport100 km

About Garn Fawr

Garn Fawr is a mountain. Location: Glascwm, Powys. Elevation: 355 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Hirllwyn Bank and Blaenkerry.

Climate of Garn Fawr

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 Garn Fawr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°10°14°17°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1601121198677847296110131147161

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Garn Fawr

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 90 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 72 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 90 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 100 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 110 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 72 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 74 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 78 kmsouthwest
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 78 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 81 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Garn Fawr

Within 100 km: 1,036 historic and cultural sites, 2,641 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km407 places

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

25–60 km1,485 places

  • The Island Island 41 kmE
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 31 kmS
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 26 kmNW
  • Claerwen Reservoir Lake 27 kmW

60–100 km1,965 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 96 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 92 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 83 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 80 kmW

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