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Gilwern Hill

Located in Glascwm, Powys Coordinates: 52°12′56″ N 3°19′13″ W

Map showing the location of Gilwern Hill Gilwern Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
441 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bettws Disserth
2.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport91 km
BRS Bristol Airport102 km

About Gilwern Hill

Gilwern Hill is a mountain. Location: Glascwm, Powys. Elevation: 441 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Blaenkerry and Garn Fawr.

Climate of Gilwern Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
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 Gilwern Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°7°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1601121198677847296110131147161

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gilwern Hill

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 91 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 91 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 102 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 110 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 73 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 75 kmeast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 78 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 79 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 82 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gilwern Hill

Within 100 km: 1,037 historic and cultural sites, 2,658 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km410 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 20 kmW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 19 kmW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,495 places

  • The Island Island 41 kmE
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 32 kmS
  • Claerwen Reservoir Lake 26 kmW
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 39 kmS

60–100 km1,969 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 95 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 91 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 82 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 79 kmW

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