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Natural site

Elan Valley

Located in Rhayader, Powys Coordinates: 52°17′04″ N 3°35′04″ W

Map showing the location of Elan Valley Elan Valley
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
468 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rhayader
5.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport100 km
BRS Bristol Airport117 km

About Elan Valley

Elan Valley is a natural site. Location: Rhayader, Powys. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (100 km). Nearby sights include Y Foel and Moelfryn Mawr.

Climate of Elan Valley

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 195 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (210 mm)
Driest month
May (90 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 Elan Valley
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)206141156107909992119136170195210

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Elan Valley

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 100 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 78 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 100 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 117 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 126 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 78 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 87 kmsoutheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 89 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 94 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 94 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Elan Valley

Within 100 km: 1,004 historic and cultural sites, 2,755 natural sites, 195 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km401 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 3 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 2 kmSW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 6 kmS
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 5 kmNW

25–60 km1,540 places

  • The Island Island 59 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 58 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 45 kmSE
  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 48 kmNW

60–100 km2,013 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 79 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 74 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 66 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 62 kmW

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