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Pont-faen

Located in Merthyr Cynog, Powys Coordinates: 51°59′49″ N 3°27′50″ W

Map showing the location of Pont-faen Pont-faen
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
208 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport67 km
BRS Bristol Airport86 km

About Pont-faen

Pont-faen is a village. Location: Merthyr Cynog, Powys. Elevation: 208 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Corn y Fan and Mynydd Bach.

Climate of Pont-faen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (175 mm)
Driest month
July (81 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 Pont-faen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°17°20°19°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)17412213091848981108123146166175

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pont-faen

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 53 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 67 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 86 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 128 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 53 kmsouthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 61 kmsouth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 85 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 85 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pont-faen

Within 100 km: 1,011 historic and cultural sites, 2,452 natural sites, 177 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km318 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 16 kmSE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 18 kmSE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 13 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km1,496 places

  • The Island Island 59 kmNE
  • Ynys Isaf Island 56 kmW
  • Middle Head Island 59 kmSW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 35 kmN

60–100 km1,826 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 85 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 91 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 82 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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