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Mountain

Carn Gafallt

Located in Llanwrthwl, Powys Coordinates: 52°16′11″ N 3°33′17″ W

Map showing the location of Carn Gafallt Carn Gafallt
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
466 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rhayader
4.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport98 km
BRS Bristol Airport114 km

About Carn Gafallt

Carn Gafallt is a mountain. Location: Llanwrthwl, Powys. Elevation: 466 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Y Foel and Cnwch.

Climate of Carn Gafallt

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 195 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (210 mm)
Driest month
May (90 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 Carn Gafallt
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)206141156107909992119136170195210

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Carn Gafallt

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 98 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 77 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 98 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 114 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 125 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 77 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 85 kmsoutheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 88 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 92 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 92 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Carn Gafallt

Within 100 km: 1,010 historic and cultural sites, 2,748 natural sites, 193 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km404 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 5 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 3 kmW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 5 kmSW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 7 kmNW

25–60 km1,533 places

  • The Island Island 57 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 59 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 43 kmSE
  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 50 kmNW

60–100 km2,014 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 80 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 76 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 67 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 64 kmW

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