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Village

Dolau

Located in Penybont, Powys Coordinates: 52°17′00″ N 3°16′00″ W

Map showing the location of Dolau Dolau
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
244 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 Airport99 km
BHX Birmingham Airport105 km

About Dolau

Dolau is a village. Location: Penybont, Powys. Elevation: 244 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (99 km). Nearby sights include Coed-swydd and Cefn Cynfal.

Climate of Dolau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Dolau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°17°20°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1601121198677847296110131147161

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dolau

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 99 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 71 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 99 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 105 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 107 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 71 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 72 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 80 kmsouth
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 84 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 84 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Dolau

Within 100 km: 1,034 historic and cultural sites, 2,711 natural sites, 185 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km426 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 24 kmW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 23 kmW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 23 kmW
  • Caban-côch Reservoir Lake 22 kmW

25–60 km1,517 places

  • The Island Island 37 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 60 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 39 kmS
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 25 kmW

60–100 km1,987 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 100 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 95 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 87 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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