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Mountain

Banc y Groes

Located in Llanidloes Without, Powys Coordinates: 52°29′01″ N 3°38′53″ W

Map showing the location of Banc y Groes Banc y Groes
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
421 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tan Hinon
3.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport109 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport123 km

About Banc y Groes

Banc y Groes is a mountain. Location: Llanidloes Without, Powys. Elevation: 421 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (109 km). Nearby sights include Ysgubor Pen-y-bryn and Llechwedd y Glyn.

Climate of Banc y Groes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 181 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (195 mm)
Driest month
May (83 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 Banc y Groes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°7°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)18913014599839589114128158181195

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Banc y Groes

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 109 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 84 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 109 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 123 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 129 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 84 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 98 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 103 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 104 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 106 kmeast

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

Day trips from Banc y Groes

Within 100 km: 871 historic and cultural sites, 2,698 natural sites, 194 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km419 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 21 kmS
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 24 kmS
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 19 kmS
  • Claerwen Reservoir Lake 22 kmS

25–60 km1,551 places

  • Ynys Tywyn Island 59 kmNW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 56 kmNW
  • Cei Ballast Island 58 kmNW
  • Ynys Goediog Island 52 kmN

60–100 km1,793 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 83 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 78 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 71 kmSW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 67 kmSW

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