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Gwastedyn Hill

Located in Nantmel, Powys Coordinates: 52°17′03″ N 3°29′12″ W

Map showing the location of Gwastedyn Hill Gwastedyn Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
477 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rhayader
2.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport99 km
BRS Bristol Airport114 km

About Gwastedyn Hill

Gwastedyn Hill is a mountain. Location: Nantmel, Powys. Elevation: 477 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (99 km). Nearby sights include Afon Elan and Castle Hill.

Climate of Gwastedyn Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · 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 Gwastedyn Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°4°7°9°13°16°18°17°15°11°7°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1641121208473817196109134151166

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gwastedyn Hill

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 99 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 80 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 99 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 114 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 120 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 83 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 84 kmsoutheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 87 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 92 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gwastedyn Hill

Within 100 km: 1,007 historic and cultural sites, 2,749 natural sites, 197 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km405 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 9 kmW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 8 kmW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 10 kmSW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 11 kmW

25–60 km1,575 places

  • The Island Island 52 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 57 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 42 kmS
  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 51 kmNW

60–100 km1,973 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 85 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 81 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 72 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 69 kmW

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