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Castle Hill

Located in Nantmel, Powys Coordinates: 52°18′21″ N 3°27′25″ W

Map showing the location of Castle Hill Castle Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
388 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gaufron
0.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport101 km
BRS Bristol Airport115 km

About Castle Hill

Castle Hill is a mountain. Location: Nantmel, Powys. Elevation: 388 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (101 km). Nearby sights include Nantmel Castle and Moel Hywel.

Climate of Castle Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (166 mm)
Driest month
July (71 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 Castle Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°10°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1641121208473817196109134151166

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Castle Hill

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 101 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 80 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 101 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 115 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 118 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 80 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 83 kmsouthwest
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 85 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 86 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 94 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Castle Hill

Within 100 km: 1,006 historic and cultural sites, 2,773 natural sites, 189 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km412 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 11 kmW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 11 kmSW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 13 kmSW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 12 kmW

25–60 km1,578 places

  • The Island Island 51 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 55 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 44 kmS
  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 51 kmNW

60–100 km1,978 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 88 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 83 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 75 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 71 kmW

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