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Mountain

Great Rhos

Located in New Radnor, Powys Coordinates: 52°16′02″ N 3°11′59″ W

Map showing the location of Great Rhos Great Rhos
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
660 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llanfihangel Rhydithon
4.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport97 km
BHX Birmingham Airport101 km

About Great Rhos

Great Rhos is a mountain. Location: New Radnor, Powys. Elevation: 660 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Black Mixen and Great Creigiau.

Climate of Great Rhos

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (161 mm)
Driest month
July (72 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 Great Rhos
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1601121198677847296110131147161

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Great Rhos

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 97 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 68 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 97 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 101 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 104 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 68 kmeast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 68 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 77 kmsouth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 79 kmsoutheast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 80 kmeast

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

Day trips from Great Rhos

Within 100 km: 1,039 historic and cultural sites, 2,694 natural sites, 173 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km425 places

  • Rhydd Hywel Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 13 kmN
  • Pegwn Mawr Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Gwastedyn Hill Mountain 20 kmW

25–60 km1,445 places

  • The Island Island 33 kmE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 29 kmW
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 38 kmS
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 27 kmW

60–100 km2,036 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 100 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 91 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 88 kmW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 96 kmNW

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