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Mountain

Banc y Dolau

Located in Llanbadarn Fynydd, Powys Coordinates: 52°22′44″ N 3°23′21″ W

Map showing the location of Banc y Dolau Banc y Dolau
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
493 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Abbey Cwmhir
3.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport109 km
BHX Birmingham Airport112 km

About Banc y Dolau

Banc y Dolau is a mountain. Location: Llanbadarn Fynydd, Powys. Elevation: 493 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (109 km). Nearby sights include Castle Bank and Brondre-fawr Hill.

Climate of Banc y Dolau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
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 Banc y Dolau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°4°7°9°13°15°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)17412013391808880104118144164178

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Banc y Dolau

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 109 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 72 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 109 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 112 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 112 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 72 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 83 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 89 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 90 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 92 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Banc y Dolau

Within 100 km: 979 historic and cultural sites, 2,812 natural sites, 191 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km412 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 18 kmSW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 19 kmSW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 22 kmSW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,639 places

  • The Island Island 47 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 47 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 51 kmS
  • Bala Lake Lake 59 kmN

60–100 km1,931 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 94 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 90 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 82 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 78 kmW

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