Village

Knighton

Located in Powys, Wales Coordinates: 52°20′33″ N 3°02′49″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 3,719; 3.7K
Elevation: 184 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BHX Birmingham Airport89 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport107 km

About Knighton

Knighton is a village. Location: Powys, Wales. Population: 3,719. Elevation: 184 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Knighton Castle Mount and Bryn y Castell.

Photos of Knighton

Knucklas Castle Fabian Musto · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Knighton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 122 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (133 mm)
Driest month: July (65 mm)

7° 1°

6° 1°

9° 2°

11° 3°

15° 6°

18° 9°

20° 11°

17° 9°

13° 6°

9° 4°

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Jan

132

Feb

Mar

100

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

110

Nov

122

Dec

133

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 Knighton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	6°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	9°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	132	94	100	75	70	78	65	86	97	110	122	133

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knighton

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 89 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 55 km to the northeast.

Airports

Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 89 kmeast
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 107 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 109 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Telford Population: 155.6K 55 kmnortheast
Worcester Population: 101.7K 59 kmeast
Dudley Population: 199.1K 68 kmeast
Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 68 kmnortheast
West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 74 kmeast

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

Day trips from Knighton

Within 100 km: 1,005 historic and cultural sites, 2,647 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km403 places

The Island Island 24 kmE
Beacon Hill Mountain 12 kmW
Great Rhos Mountain 13 kmSW
Corndon Hill Mountain 25 kmN

25–60 km1,370 places

Bevere Island Island 56 kmE
Lake Vyrnwy Lake 59 kmNW
Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 39 kmW
Llangorse Lake Lake 48 kmS

60–100 km2,037 places

Llangrannog's Beach Beach 99 kmW
Ynys Tywyn Island 98 kmNW
Ynys Lochtyn Island 99 kmW
Ynys Gifftan Island 95 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Knighton Castle Mount Historic site, Knighton
0.4 km NW
Bryn y Castell Historic site, Knighton
0.3 km E
Garth Hill Mountain, Knighton
1.7 km W
Llan-wen Hill Mountain, Knighton
2.7 km SE
Cwmgilla Hill Mountain, Whitton
3 km W
Knucklas Castle Historic site, Beguildy
4.5 km NW