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Mountain

Twyn y Gaer

Located in Honddu Isaf, Powys Coordinates: 52°00′31″ N 3°22′30″ W

Map showing the location of Twyn y Gaer Twyn y Gaer
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
375 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Garthbrengy
2.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport68 km
BRS Bristol Airport83 km

About Twyn y Gaer

Twyn y Gaer is a mountain. Location: Honddu Isaf, Powys. Elevation: 375 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Ysgwydd Hwch and Werntoe.

Climate of Twyn y Gaer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (171 mm)
Driest month
July (75 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 Twyn y Gaer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)17011712588788475102117140159171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Twyn y Gaer

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 68 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 54 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 68 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 83 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 122 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 54 kmsoutheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 60 kmsouth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 79 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 82 kmeast

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

Day trips from Twyn y Gaer

Within 100 km: 1,014 historic and cultural sites, 2,463 natural sites, 174 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km313 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 12 kmSE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 17 kmS
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 15 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 19 kmE

25–60 km1,511 places

  • The Island Island 53 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 36 kmNW
  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 55 kmS
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 33 kmNW

60–100 km1,827 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 91 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 91 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 88 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 80 kmW

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