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Mountain

Cefn yr Ystrad

Located in Llangynidr, Powys Coordinates: 51°48′53″ N 3°19′33″ W

Map showing the location of Cefn yr Ystrad Cefn yr Ystrad
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
617 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tredegar
7.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport47 km
BRS Bristol Airport64 km

About Cefn yr Ystrad

Cefn yr Ystrad is a mountain. Location: Llangynidr, Powys. Elevation: 617 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Mynydd Llangynidr and Cwar yr Ystrad.

Climate of Cefn yr Ystrad

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (161 mm)
Driest month
July (76 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 Cefn yr Ystrad
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)16011412187858676105121137155161

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Cefn yr Ystrad

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 34 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 47 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 64 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 34 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 39 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 48 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 64 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 75 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cefn yr Ystrad

Within 100 km: 982 historic and cultural sites, 2,274 natural sites, 162 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km230 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 14 kmN
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 5 kmN
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 11 kmNW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 19 kmE

25–60 km1,313 places

  • Steep Holm Island 55 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 51 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 47 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 47 kmS

60–100 km1,875 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 100 kmW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 97 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 70 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 97 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tredegar Town, Tredegar
    7.2 km SE
  • Rhymney Town, Rhymney
    6.7 km SE
  • Pont Sticill Village, Vaynor
    3.3 km SW
  • Trefil Village, Tredegar
    3.5 km E
  • Wern Village, Llangynidr
    4.8 km NE
  • Pant Municipality, Merthyr Tydfil
    4.6 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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