Mountain

The Garth

Located in Painscastle, Powys Coordinates: 52°06′28″ N 3°15′56″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 367 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Llanbedr; 1.4 km SE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport79 km; BRS Bristol Airport89 km

About The Garth

The Garth is a mountain. Location: Painscastle, Powys. Elevation: 367 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Llanbedr Hill and Llandelio Graben Motte.

Photos of The Garth

Aberedw Castle Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of The Garth

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (145 mm)
Driest month: July (65 mm)

5° 0°

8° 1°

10° 2°

14° 5°

17° 8°

19° 10°

18° 10°

15° 8°

12° 5°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

145

Feb

102

Mar

106

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

102

Oct

120

Nov

133

Dec

145

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 Garth
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	8°	10°	14°	17°	19°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	145	102	106	79	71	77	65	90	102	120	133	145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to The Garth

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 79 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 61 km to the south.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 79 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 89 kmsoutheast
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 110 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 61 kmsouth
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 70 kmsouth
Swansea Population: 300.4K 72 kmsouthwest
Worcester Population: 101.7K 72 kmeast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 75 kmeast

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

Day trips from The Garth

Within 100 km: 1,020 historic and cultural sites, 2,528 natural sites, 183 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km371 places

Llangorse Lake Lake 20 kmS
Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 20 kmSE
Hay Bluff Mountain 15 kmSE
Black Mountains Mountain 19 kmSE

25–60 km1,436 places

The Island Island 41 kmNE
Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 32 kmNW
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 29 kmNW
Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 27 kmNW

60–100 km1,924 places

Poppit Sands Beach 98 kmW
Mwnt beach Beach 94 kmW
Tresaith Beach Beach 86 kmW
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Llanbedr Village, Painscastle
1.4 km SE
Painscastle Village, Painscastle
3.3 km E
Aberedw Municipality, Powys
3.2 km NW
Llanbadarn-y-garreg Village, Aberedw
3.3 km NW
Llandeilo Graban Village, Painscastle
4.3 km W
Rhulen Village, Aberedw
3.7 km N

The Garth

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Llanbedr Hill Mountain, Painscastle
1.6 km NW
Llandelio Graben Motte Historic site, Painscastle
1.6 km SW
The Begwns Mountain, Painscastle
2.8 km SE
Twyn y Garth Mountain, Painscastle
3.7 km SW
Red Hill Mountain, Painscastle
4.4 km NE
Llanfraith Hill Mountain, Glascwm
4.7 km NW
Bryngwyn Hill Mountain, Painscastle
5.8 km NE
Painscastle Historic site, Painscastle
3.2 km E

The Garth

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026