Pencaerhelem, Llanafanfawr — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Pencaerhelem

Pencaerhelem is a mountain. Location: Llanafanfawr, Powys. Elevation: 214 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Comin-y-garth and Pen-y-banc.

Photos of Pencaerhelem

Builth Wells Castle Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Pencaerhelem

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (166 mm)
Driest month: July (71 mm)

6° 1°

9° 2°

11° 3°

15° 6°

17° 9°

20° 11°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

164

Feb

112

Mar

120

Apr

84

May

73

Jun

81

Jul

71

Aug

96

Sep

109

Oct

134

Nov

151

Dec

166

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 Pencaerhelem
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	15°	17°	20°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	164	112	120	84	73	81	71	96	109	134	151	166

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pencaerhelem

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 87 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 70 km to the southwest.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 87 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 102 kmsoutheast
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 122 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 70 kmsouthwest
Newport Population: 161.5K 73 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 80 kmsouth
Worcester Population: 101.7K 86 kmeast
Telford Population: 155.6K 89 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pencaerhelem

Within 100 km: 1,006 historic and cultural sites, 2,607 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km366 places

Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 17 kmNW
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 13 kmNW
Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 11 kmNW
Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 19 kmNW

25–60 km1,496 places

The Island Island 52 kmE
Llangorse Lake Lake 31 kmSE
Talybont Reservoir Lake 37 kmS
Pen y Fan Mountain 32 kmS

60–100 km1,932 places

Poppit Sands Beach 84 kmW
Mwnt beach Beach 80 kmW
Tresaith Beach Beach 72 kmW
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 68 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Builth Wells Village, Builth
5.5 km SE
Newbridge on Wye Village, Llanyre
4.8 km NE
Llanafan-fawr Village, Llanafanfawr
3.1 km NW
Cilmery Municipality, Powys
2.5 km S
Cilmery Village, Cilmery
2.6 km S
Llanfihangel-Bryn-Pabuan Village, Llanafanfawr
3.4 km NW

Pencaerhelem

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Comin-y-garth Mountain, Llanafanfawr
1.4 km NW
Pen-y-banc Mountain, Cilmery
2.3 km SE
Llethr-budr Mountain, Llanafanfawr
2.4 km SW
Nant Y Baedd Mound Historic site, Cilmery
1.5 km SW
Allt y Clych Mountain, Llanafanfawr
3.4 km NW
Lan Ystenu Mountain, Llanafanfawr
3.4 km W
Cefn Ty-mawr Mountain, Llanafanfawr
3.7 km N
Park Wood Hill Mountain, Cilmery
3.9 km SE