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Upper Chapel

Located in Merthyr Cynog, Powys Coordinates: 52°03′16″ N 3°26′57″ W

Map showing the location of Upper Chapel Upper Chapel
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
285 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 Airport74 km
BRS Bristol Airport90 km

About Upper Chapel

Upper Chapel is a village. Location: Merthyr Cynog, Powys. Elevation: 285 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Cefn Trum yr Hwch and Pen Ty'n-y-wern.

Climate of Upper Chapel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Upper Chapel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)17011712588788475102117140159171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Upper Chapel

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 74 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 59 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 74 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 90 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 124 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 59 kmsouthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 61 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 67 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 86 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 86 kmeast

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

Day trips from Upper Chapel

Within 100 km: 1,016 historic and cultural sites, 2,476 natural sites, 182 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km337 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 19 kmSE
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
  • Caban-côch Reservoir Lake 24 kmNW
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 24 kmSE

25–60 km1,506 places

  • The Island Island 55 kmNE
  • Ynys Isaf Island 59 kmSW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 30 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 26 kmNW

60–100 km1,831 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 86 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 97 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 82 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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