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Dol-y-cannau

Located in Painscastle, Powys Coordinates: 52°08′07″ N 3°10′00″ W

Map showing the location of Dol-y-cannau Dol-y-cannau
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
273 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 Airport83 km
BRS Bristol Airport89 km

About Dol-y-cannau

Dol-y-cannau is a village. Location: Painscastle, Powys. Elevation: 273 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Dol y Canney Mound and Dolbedwin Motte.

Climate of Dol-y-cannau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (128 mm)
Driest month
July (58 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 Dol-y-cannau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°20°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1289094716773588293105115127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dol-y-cannau

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 83 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 62 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 83 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 89 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 103 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 62 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 65 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 73 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 78 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Dol-y-cannau

Within 100 km: 1,033 historic and cultural sites, 2,529 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km386 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 24 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 21 kmS
  • Hay Bluff Mountain 13 kmS
  • Black Mountains Mountain 19 kmS

25–60 km1,403 places

  • The Island Island 34 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 36 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 33 kmNW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 32 kmW

60–100 km1,945 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 92 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 89 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 89 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 89 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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