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Gwaunceste Hill

Located in Glascwm, Powys Coordinates: 52°11′30″ N 3°13′58″ W

Map showing the location of Gwaunceste Hill Gwaunceste Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
542 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glascwm
2.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport89 km
BRS Bristol Airport97 km

About Gwaunceste Hill

Gwaunceste Hill is a mountain. Location: Glascwm, Powys. Elevation: 542 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Bryn-y-maen and Cefn Perfa.

Climate of Gwaunceste Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · 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 Gwaunceste Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1601121198677847296110131147161

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Gwaunceste Hill

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 89 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 69 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 89 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 97 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 105 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 69 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 69 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 76 kmnortheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 77 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 79 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gwaunceste Hill

Within 100 km: 1,039 historic and cultural sites, 2,603 natural sites, 174 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km400 places

  • Caban-côch Reservoir Lake 25 kmW
  • Hay Bluff Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 21 kmN
  • Great Rhos Mountain 9 kmN

25–60 km1,445 places

  • The Island Island 36 kmE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 29 kmNW
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 29 kmS
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 26 kmW

60–100 km1,971 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 97 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 88 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 85 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 84 kmW

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