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Rhiw Gwraidd

Located in Llanyre, Powys Coordinates: 52°15′37″ N 3°26′35″ W

Map showing the location of Rhiw Gwraidd Rhiw Gwraidd
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
442 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llanyre
2.9 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport96 km
BRS Bristol Airport110 km

About Rhiw Gwraidd

Rhiw Gwraidd is a mountain. Location: Llanyre, Powys. Elevation: 442 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Dol-y-fan Hill and Llyn Gwyn Enclosure.

Climate of Rhiw Gwraidd

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 Rhiw Gwraidd
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1641121208473817196109134151166

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rhiw Gwraidd

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 96 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 79 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 96 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 110 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 117 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 79 kmsouthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 81 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 82 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 84 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 89 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Rhiw Gwraidd

Within 100 km: 1,002 historic and cultural sites, 2,723 natural sites, 188 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km403 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 13 kmW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 11 kmW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 11 kmW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 14 kmNW

25–60 km1,546 places

  • The Island Island 49 kmE
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 39 kmS
  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 55 kmNW
  • Llyn Cau Lake 57 kmNW

60–100 km1,964 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 87 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 83 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 75 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 71 kmW

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