- Elevation
- 503 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport101 km
- BRS Bristol Airport118 km
About Moelfryn Mawr
Moelfryn Mawr is a mountain. Location: Rhayader, Powys. Elevation: 503 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (101 km). Nearby sights include Esgair Penygarreg and Elan Valley.
Photos of Moelfryn Mawr
-
Rhayader Castle Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Moelfryn Mawr
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 206 | 141 | 156 | 107 | 90 | 99 | 92 | 119 | 136 | 170 | 195 | 210 |
How to get to Moelfryn Mawr
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 101 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 101 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 118 kmsoutheast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 126 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 79 kmsouth
- Telford Population: 155.6K 88 kmnortheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 88 kmsoutheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 94 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 95 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Moelfryn Mawr
Within 100 km: 1,007 historic and cultural sites, 2,768 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km405 places
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 3 kmW
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 4 kmSW
- Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 7 kmS
- Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 4 kmNW
25–60 km1,553 places
- The Island Island 59 kmE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 56 kmN
- Llangorse Lake Lake 46 kmSE
- Llyn Mwyngi Lake 47 kmNW
60–100 km2,013 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 79 kmW
- Mwnt beach Beach 75 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 67 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 63 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
-
Rhayader Village, Rhayader4.6 km E
-
Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr Village, Rhayader4.2 km E
-
Nantmel Municipality, Powys10 km E
-
Llanwrthwl Municipality, Powys6 km SE
-
Llanwrthwl Village, Llanwrthwl6.4 km SE
-
Doldowlod Village, Nantmel6.7 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Esgair Penygarreg Mountain, Rhayader1.2 km N
-
Elan Valley Natural site, Rhayader1.4 km S
-
Y Foel Mountain, Rhayader2.1 km S
-
Esgair Perfedd Mountain, Rhayader2.6 km N
-
Coed y Cefn Mountain, Rhayader2.7 km E
-
Esgair Dderw Mountain, Rhayader3.1 km NE
-
Penrhiw-wen Mountain, Rhayader3.3 km N
-
Carn Gafallt Mountain, Llanwrthwl3.4 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: