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Mountain

Pen y Banc

Located in Kerry, Powys Coordinates: 52°29′19″ N 3°20′16″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Banc Pen y Banc
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
317 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newtown
4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport100 km
BHX Birmingham Airport108 km

About Pen y Banc

Pen y Banc is a mountain. Location: Kerry, Powys. Elevation: 317 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (100 km). Nearby sights include Bryn-bedwyn and Blackhill.

Climate of Pen y Banc

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (178 mm)
Driest month
May (80 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 Pen y Banc
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)17412013391808880104118144164178

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen y Banc

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 100 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 64 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 100 kmnorth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 108 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 119 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 64 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 83 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 83 kmsoutheast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 85 kmeast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 91 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen y Banc

Within 100 km: 913 historic and cultural sites, 2,779 natural sites, 185 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km408 places

  • Dinas Mountain 19 kmW
  • Rhydd Hywel Mountain 10 kmSW
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 15 kmSE
  • Pegwn Mawr Mountain 10 kmSW

25–60 km1,616 places

  • The Island Island 49 kmSE
  • Ynys Goediog Island 57 kmNW
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 36 kmN
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 28 kmSW

60–100 km1,853 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 97 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 90 kmSW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 85 kmSW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 100 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Newtown Town, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
    4 km NE
  • Stepaside Village, Mochdre
    1.2 km NW
  • Dolfor Village, Kerry
    2 km SE
  • Maesyrhandir Neighbourhood, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
    1.9 km N
  • Mochdre Village, Mochdre
    2.1 km W
  • Kerry Village, Kerry
    5.6 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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