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Penycastell

Located in Llanidloes Without, Powys Coordinates: 52°29′06″ N 3°30′07″ W

Map showing the location of Penycastell Penycastell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
281 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llanidloes
4.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport104 km
BHX Birmingham Airport119 km

About Penycastell

Penycastell is a mountain. Location: Llanidloes Without, Powys. Elevation: 281 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Pen y Coed and Rhos Fawr.

Climate of Penycastell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 181 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
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 Penycastell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°8°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)18913014599839589114128158181195

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Penycastell

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 104 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 74 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 104 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 119 kmeast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 122 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 74 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 93 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 94 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 96 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 101 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Penycastell

Within 100 km: 900 historic and cultural sites, 2,758 natural sites, 188 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km410 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 22 kmS
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 21 kmSW
  • Dinas Mountain 8 kmW
  • Foel Mountain 23 kmN

25–60 km1,629 places

  • The Island Island 59 kmSE
  • Ynys Goediog Island 53 kmN
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 35 kmN
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 25 kmS

60–100 km1,807 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 92 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 87 kmSW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 79 kmSW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 75 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Llanidloes Village, Llanidloes
    4.7 km SW
  • Llandinam Village, Llandinam
    4.4 km E
  • Trefeglwys Village, Trefeglwys
    2.4 km NW
  • Y Fan Village, Llanidloes Without
    3.2 km W
  • Van Village, Llanidloes Without
    3.8 km SW
  • Caersws Village, Caersws
    6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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