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Mountain

The Begwns

Located in Painscastle, Powys Coordinates: 52°05′30″ N 3°14′05″ W

Map showing the location of The Begwns The Begwns
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
415 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llanbedr
1.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport78 km
BRS Bristol Airport87 km

About The Begwns

The Begwns is a mountain. Location: Painscastle, Powys. Elevation: 415 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include The Garth and Maesgwyn mound.

Climate of The Begwns

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
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 The Begwns
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1451021067971776590102120133145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to The Begwns

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 78 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 58 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 78 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 87 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 109 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 58 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 68 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 70 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 72 kmsouthwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 73 kmeast

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

Day trips from The Begwns

Within 100 km: 1,025 historic and cultural sites, 2,508 natural sites, 183 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km366 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 18 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Hay Bluff Mountain 12 kmSE
  • Black Mountains Mountain 16 kmSE

25–60 km1,444 places

  • The Island Island 40 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 35 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 32 kmNW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 30 kmNW

60–100 km1,906 places

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

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