Pen y Fan, Llanfrynach — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Pen y Fan

Pen y Fan is a mountain. Location: Llanfrynach, Powys. Elevation: 886 m. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Corn Du and Brecon Beacons.

Photos of Pen y Fan

Cilwhybert Motte Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Brecon Castle Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Pen y Fan

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month: July (day 15°)
Coldest month: February (night -3°)
Wettest month: December (175 mm)
Driest month: July (81 mm)

2° -3°

4° -2°

7° -1°

10° 2°

13° 5°

15° 7°

12° 5°

9° 3°

5° 0°

3° -2°

Jan

174

Feb

122

Mar

130

Apr

91

May

84

Jun

89

Jul

81

Aug

108

Sep

123

Oct

146

Nov

166

Dec

175

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 Pen y Fan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	2°	4°	7°	10°	13°	15°	15°	12°	9°	5°	3°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-3°	-2°	-1°	2°	5°	7°	7°	5°	3°	0°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	174	122	130	91	84	89	81	108	123	146	166	175

How to get to Pen y Fan

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 55 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 45 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 55 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 75 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 128 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 45 kmsoutheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 46 kmsouthwest
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 48 kmsouth
Bristol Population: 479K 75 kmsoutheast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 82 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen y Fan

Within 100 km: 998 historic and cultural sites, 2,366 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km248 places

Llangorse Lake Lake 13 kmNE
Talybont Reservoir Lake 9 kmE
Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 23 kmE
Fan Gyhirych Mountain 13 kmW

25–60 km1,431 places

Barry Island Island 55 kmS
Sully Island Island 57 kmS
Ynys Isaf Island 54 kmW
Middle Head Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km1,855 places

Poppit Sands Beach 90 kmW
Putsborough Beach Beach 99 kmSW
Kilve Beach Beach 78 kmS
Manorbier Beach Beach 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Glyn Tarell Municipality, Powys
2.9 km NW
Brecon Town, Brecon
7.7 km NE
Brecon Municipality, Powys
7.9 km NE
Cantref Village, Llanfrynach
5.1 km NE
Libanus Village, Glyn Tarell
4.4 km NW
Tai'r Bull Village, Glyn Tarell
4.8 km NW

Pen y Fan

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Corn Du Mountain, Glyn Tarell
0.6 km SW
Brecon Beacons Mountain, Glyn Tarell
0.6 km SW
Craig Gwaun Taf Mountain, Glyn Tarell
1.1 km SW
Cribyn Mountain, Llanfrynach
1.2 km E
Afon Hepste River, Llanfrynach
0.2 km E
Y Gyrn Mountain, Glyn Tarell
2.3 km W
Fan y Big Mountain, Llanfrynach
2.6 km E
Brecon Beacons National Park Natural site, Wales
2.5 km E