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Red Hill

Located in Painscastle, Powys Coordinates: 52°08′34″ N 3°14′02″ W

Map showing the location of Red Hill Red Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
510 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rhulen
1.9 km W
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 Airport92 km

About Red Hill

Red Hill is a mountain. Location: Painscastle, Powys. Elevation: 510 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Bryngwyn Hill and Glascwm Hill.

Climate of Red Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (145 mm)
Driest month
July (65 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 Red Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°9°13°16°18°18°15°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1451021067971776590102120133145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Red Hill

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 83 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 64 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 83 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 92 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 107 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 64 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 70 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 74 kmsouth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 75 kmsoutheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 76 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Red Hill

Within 100 km: 1,029 historic and cultural sites, 2,556 natural sites, 178 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km391 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 24 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 23 kmS
  • Hay Bluff Mountain 16 kmSE
  • Black Mountains Mountain 21 kmS

25–60 km1,431 places

  • The Island Island 38 kmE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 31 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 29 kmNW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 27 kmW

60–100 km1,941 places

  • Mwnt beach Beach 96 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 88 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 85 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 84 kmW

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