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Hay-on-wye

Located in Hay, Powys Coordinates: 52°04′14″ N 3°07′39″ W

Map showing the location of Hay-on-wye Hay-on-wye
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
97 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport76 km
BRS Bristol Airport82 km

About Hay-on-wye

Hay-on-wye is a village. Location: Hay, Powys. Elevation: 97 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Hay Castle and Hay Tump.

Climate of Hay-on-wye

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (128 mm)
Driest month
July (58 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 Hay-on-wye
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°16°19°21°20°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1289094716773588293105115127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hay-on-wye

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 76 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 54 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 76 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 82 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 103 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 54 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 64 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 65 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 66 kmsouth
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 74 kmeast

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

Day trips from Hay-on-wye

Within 100 km: 1,035 historic and cultural sites, 2,461 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km362 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 18 kmSW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 24 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 13 kmS
  • Hay Bluff Mountain 6 kmS

25–60 km1,399 places

  • The Island Island 35 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 42 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 39 kmNW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 37 kmNW

60–100 km1,910 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 98 kmS
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 96 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 93 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 92 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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