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Cefn Bach

Located in Merthyr Cynog, Powys Coordinates: 52°01′30″ N 3°27′17″ W

Map showing the location of Cefn Bach Cefn Bach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
389 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pont-faen
3.2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport70 km
BRS Bristol Airport88 km

About Cefn Bach

Cefn Bach is a mountain. Location: Merthyr Cynog, Powys. Elevation: 389 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Caer Fach and Bryn Fanolau.

Climate of Cefn Bach

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 18°)
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 Cefn Bach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)17011712588788475102117140159171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cefn Bach

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 56 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 70 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 88 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 126 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 56 kmsouthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 58 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 64 kmsouth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 85 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 87 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cefn Bach

Within 100 km: 1,018 historic and cultural sites, 2,456 natural sites, 178 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km323 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 17 kmSE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 21 kmSE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 16 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 25 kmE

25–60 km1,506 places

  • The Island Island 57 kmNE
  • Ynys Isaf Island 57 kmSW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 33 kmN
  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 59 kmS

60–100 km1,823 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 86 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 94 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 82 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 74 kmW

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