Mountain

Pencerrig

Located in Llanelwedd, Powys Coordinates: 52°10′24″ N 3°24′14″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 252 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Builth Wells; 2.7 km S
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 Airport100 km

About Pencerrig

Pencerrig is a mountain. Location: Llanelwedd, Powys. Elevation: 252 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Caer Fawr and Castell Caemaerdy.

Climate of Pencerrig

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 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (166 mm)
Driest month: July (71 mm)

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11° 3°

15° 6°

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19° 11°

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16° 8°

12° 6°

9° 3°

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Jan

164

Feb

112

Mar

120

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

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 Pencerrig
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	3°	6°	8°	11°	10°	8°	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 Pencerrig

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 71 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 86 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 100 kmsoutheast
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 117 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 71 kmsoutheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 72 kmsouthwest
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 79 kmsouth
Worcester Population: 101.7K 81 kmeast
Telford Population: 155.6K 86 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pencerrig

Within 100 km: 1,017 historic and cultural sites, 2,608 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 20 kmNW
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 17 kmNW
Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 15 kmNW
Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,477 places

The Island Island 48 kmE
Llangorse Lake Lake 29 kmS
Talybont Reservoir Lake 35 kmS
Pen y Fan Mountain 32 kmS

60–100 km1,941 places

Poppit Sands Beach 89 kmW
Mwnt beach Beach 85 kmW
Tresaith Beach Beach 76 kmW
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 73 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Builth Wells Village, Builth
2.7 km S
Cwmbach Llechrhyd Village, Llanelwedd
1.1 km W
Builth Road Village, Llanelwedd
1.7 km W
Newbridge on Wye Village, Llanyre
5.2 km NW
Disserth and Trecoed Municipality, Powys
3 km N
Builth Municipality, Powys
3.2 km S

Pencerrig

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Caer Fawr Mountain, Llanelwedd
1.8 km E
Castell Caemaerdy Historic site, Llanelwedd
0.9 km SW
Park Wood Hill Mountain, Cilmery
2.6 km SW
Cwrt Llechrhyd Historic site, Llanelwedd
1.6 km W
Pen-y-banc Mountain, Cilmery
2.9 km W
Carneddau Mountain, Glascwm
3.3 km NE
Garth Mountain, Duhonw
3.3 km SE
Poultry Farm Hill Mountain, Disserth and Trecoed
3.6 km N

Pencerrig

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026