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Mountain

Dol-y-fan Hill

Located in Llanyre, Powys Coordinates: 52°14′24″ N 3°26′36″ W

Map showing the location of Dol-y-fan Hill Dol-y-fan Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
380 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newbridge on Wye
2.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport94 km
BRS Bristol Airport108 km

About Dol-y-fan Hill

Dol-y-fan Hill is a mountain. Location: Llanyre, Powys. Elevation: 380 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Rhiw Gwraidd and Pen-llys.

Climate of Dol-y-fan Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (166 mm)
Driest month
July (71 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 Dol-y-fan Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°10°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1641121208473817196109134151166

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dol-y-fan Hill

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 94 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 77 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 94 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 108 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 118 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 77 kmsouthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 79 kmsoutheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 83 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 84 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 86 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Dol-y-fan Hill

Within 100 km: 1,001 historic and cultural sites, 2,693 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km399 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 14 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 11 kmW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 11 kmW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,527 places

  • The Island Island 49 kmE
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 37 kmS
  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 57 kmNW
  • Llyn Cau Lake 59 kmNW

60–100 km1,952 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 87 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 83 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 74 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 71 kmW

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