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Blaen Rhestr

Located in Rhayader, Powys Coordinates: 52°18′37″ N 3°41′50″ W

Map showing the location of Blaen Rhestr Blaen Rhestr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
547 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ysbyty Ystwyth
5.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport105 km
BRS Bristol Airport123 km

About Blaen Rhestr

Blaen Rhestr is a mountain. Location: Rhayader, Powys. Elevation: 547 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (105 km). Nearby sights include Clawdd Du Mawr and Pant-llwyd (old GR).

Climate of Blaen Rhestr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 217 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (226 mm)
Driest month
May (102 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 Blaen Rhestr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)218154176121102115113137154192217226

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Blaen Rhestr

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 105 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 79 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 105 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 123 kmsoutheast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 128 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 79 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 94 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 99 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 102 kmeast

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

Day trips from Blaen Rhestr

Within 100 km: 968 historic and cultural sites, 2,755 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km397 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 6 kmE
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 8 kmSE
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 11 kmSE
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 4 kmE

25–60 km1,475 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 59 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 55 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 55 kmW
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 56 kmN

60–100 km2,047 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 72 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 67 kmW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 91 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 91 kmNW

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