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Mountain

Corn y Fan

Located in Merthyr Cynog, Powys Coordinates: 52°00′27″ N 3°28′48″ W

Map showing the location of Corn y Fan Corn y Fan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
362 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pont-faen
1.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport69 km
BRS Bristol Airport87 km

About Corn y Fan

Corn y Fan is a mountain. Location: Merthyr Cynog, Powys. Elevation: 362 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Mynydd Bach and Cefn Bola-maen.

Climate of Corn y Fan

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 Corn y Fan
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 Corn y Fan

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 69 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 54 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 69 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 87 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 128 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 54 kmsouthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 62 kmsouth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 87 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 87 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Corn y Fan

Within 100 km: 1,016 historic and cultural sites, 2,454 natural sites, 178 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km314 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 17 kmSE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 20 kmSE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 14 kmS
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 19 kmSW

25–60 km1,501 places

  • The Island Island 59 kmNE
  • Ynys Isaf Island 55 kmSW
  • Middle Head Island 60 kmSW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 34 kmN

60–100 km1,833 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 84 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 92 kmS
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 100 kmSW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 81 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Pont-faen Village, Merthyr Cynog
    1.6 km SE
  • Merthyr Cynog Village, Merthyr Cynog
    3.9 km NW
  • Trallong Municipality, Powys
    3.6 km SW
  • Soar Village, Trallong
    3.6 km S
  • Yscir Municipality, Powys
    4.1 km SE
  • Brecon Town, Brecon
    9.3 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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