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Fron Hir

Located in Llanbister, Powys Coordinates: 52°20′54″ N 3°16′00″ W

Map showing the location of Fron Hir Fron Hir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
395 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Crossways
1.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport104 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport106 km

About Fron Hir

Fron Hir is a mountain. Location: Llanbister, Powys. Elevation: 395 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Maelienydd and Cefn Llanbister.

Climate of Fron Hir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (163 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 Fron Hir
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°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1601131228778867599112132150163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Fron Hir

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 104 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 66 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 104 kmeast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 106 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 113 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 66 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 74 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 82 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 82 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 87 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Fron Hir

Within 100 km: 1,001 historic and cultural sites, 2,765 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km455 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 24 kmW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 24 kmW
  • Caban-côch Reservoir Lake 24 kmSW
  • Rhydd Hywel Mountain 14 kmNW

25–60 km1,520 places

  • The Island Island 38 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 53 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 46 kmS
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 26 kmSW

60–100 km1,975 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 97 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 89 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 85 kmW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 87 kmNW

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