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Municipality

Merthyr Cynog

Located in Powys, Wales Coordinates: 52°02′42″ N 3°28′48″ W

Map showing the location of Merthyr Cynog Merthyr Cynog
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
360 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
13
listed under Merthyr Cynog
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport73 km
BRS Bristol Airport91 km

About Merthyr Cynog

Merthyr Cynog is a municipality. Location: Powys, Wales. Elevation: 360 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Castell Madoc Ringwork and Castell Madoc Motte.

Climate of Merthyr Cynog

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (171 mm)
Driest month
July (75 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 Merthyr Cynog
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°10°14°16°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)17011712588788475102117140159171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Merthyr Cynog

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 73 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 57 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 73 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 91 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 127 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 57 kmsouthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 61 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 66 kmsouth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 87 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 88 kmeast

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

Day trips from Merthyr Cynog

Within 100 km: 1,015 historic and cultural sites, 2,474 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km333 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 20 kmSE
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 23 kmN
  • Caban-côch Reservoir Lake 24 kmN
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 24 kmSE

25–60 km1,498 places

  • The Island Island 57 kmNE
  • Ynys Isaf Island 57 kmSW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 30 kmN
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 26 kmN

60–100 km1,838 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 84 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 96 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 80 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Merthyr Cynog

13 places

Cities & villages4

Mountains & nature9

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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