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Fron-wen

Located in Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys Coordinates: 52°17′11″ N 3°12′07″ W

Map showing the location of Fron-wen Fron-wen
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
546 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llanfihangel Rhydithon
3.1 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport99 km
BHX Birmingham Airport101 km

About Fron-wen

Fron-wen is a mountain. Location: Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys. Elevation: 546 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (99 km). Nearby sights include Graig Hill and Great Rhos.

Climate of Fron-wen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (161 mm)
Driest month
July (72 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-wen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1601121198677847296110131147161

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Fron-wen

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 99 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 67 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 99 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 101 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 67 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 68 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 79 kmsouth
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 80 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 81 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Fron-wen

Within 100 km: 1,026 historic and cultural sites, 2,697 natural sites, 173 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km432 places

  • Rhydd Hywel Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 11 kmN
  • Great Rhos Mountain 2 kmS
  • Pegwn Mawr Mountain 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,446 places

  • The Island Island 33 kmE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 28 kmW
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 40 kmS
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 27 kmW

60–100 km2,018 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 100 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 91 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 88 kmW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 95 kmNW

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