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Mountain

Caer Fawr

Located in Llanelwedd, Powys Coordinates: 52°10′05″ N 3°22′42″ W

Map showing the location of Caer Fawr Caer Fawr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
392 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Builth Wells
2.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport86 km
BRS Bristol Airport99 km

About Caer Fawr

Caer Fawr is a mountain. Location: Llanelwedd, Powys. Elevation: 392 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Pencerrig and Carneddau.

Climate of Caer Fawr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (166 mm)
Driest month
July (71 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 Caer Fawr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1641121208473817196109134151166

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Caer Fawr

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 70 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 86 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 99 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 116 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 70 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 72 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 78 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 79 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 85 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Caer Fawr

Within 100 km: 1,017 historic and cultural sites, 2,601 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km390 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 19 kmNW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 17 kmNW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,478 places

  • The Island Island 46 kmE
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 28 kmS
  • Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 60 kmSE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 34 kmS

60–100 km1,930 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 90 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 86 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 78 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 75 kmW

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