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Mountain

Fan y Big

Located in Llanfrynach, Powys Coordinates: 51°52′34″ N 3°24′04″ W

Map showing the location of Fan y Big Fan y Big
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
717 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brecon
7.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport53 km
BRS Bristol Airport73 km

About Fan y Big

Fan y Big is a mountain. Location: Llanfrynach, Powys. Elevation: 717 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Brecon Beacons National Park and Cribyn.

Climate of Fan y Big

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (175 mm)
Driest month
July (81 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 Fan y Big
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)17412213091848981108123146166175

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Fan y Big

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 42 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 53 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 73 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 127 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 42 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 47 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 47 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 80 kmeast

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

Day trips from Fan y Big

Within 100 km: 996 historic and cultural sites, 2,352 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km244 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 11 kmNE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 7 kmE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 3 kmW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km1,404 places

  • Flat Holm Island 59 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 54 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 55 kmS
  • Denny Island Island 58 kmSE

60–100 km1,864 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 93 kmW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 99 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 77 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 90 kmW

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