Penrhiw-wen, Rhayader — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Penrhiw-wen

Penrhiw-wen is a mountain. Location: Rhayader, Powys. Elevation: 510 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (105 km). Nearby sights include Esgair Perfedd and Moelfryn.

Photos of Penrhiw-wen

Rhayader Castle Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Penrhiw-wen

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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)

5° 0°

4° -1°

6° 0°

9° 1°

13° 4°

15° 7°

17° 9°

14° 7°

11° 5°

7° 2°

6° 1°

Jan

206

Feb

141

Mar

156

Apr

107

May

90

Jun

99

Jul

92

Aug

119

Sep

136

Oct

170

Nov

195

Dec

210

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 Penrhiw-wen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	4°	6°	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

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Penrhiw-wen

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 105 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 82 km to the south.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 105 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 121 kmsoutheast
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 123 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 82 kmsouth
Telford Population: 155.6K 86 kmnortheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 91 kmsoutheast
Worcester Population: 101.7K 94 kmeast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 98 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Penrhiw-wen

Within 100 km: 997 historic and cultural sites, 2,789 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km417 places

Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 4 kmSW
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 7 kmS
Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 10 kmS
Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 4 kmW

25–60 km1,564 places

The Island Island 59 kmE
Lake Vyrnwy Lake 53 kmN
Llangorse Lake Lake 49 kmSE
Llyn Mwyngi Lake 44 kmNW

60–100 km2,001 places

Poppit Sands Beach 80 kmW
Mwnt beach Beach 76 kmW
Tresaith Beach Beach 68 kmW
Llangrannog's Beach Beach 64 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Rhayader Village, Rhayader
5.3 km SE
Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr Village, Rhayader
5.2 km SE
St. Harmon Municipality, Powys
5.6 km NE
Nantmel Municipality, Powys
11 km E
Saint Harmon Village, St. Harmon
6.6 km E
Pant-y-dwr Village, St. Harmon
7 km NE

Penrhiw-wen

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Esgair Perfedd Mountain, Rhayader
1.2 km SW
Moelfryn Mountain, Rhayader
1.6 km NE
Esgair Dderw Mountain, Rhayader
2.1 km SE
Esgair Penygarreg Mountain, Rhayader
2.1 km S
Sychnentydd Mountain, Rhayader
2.2 km NW
Cerrig Llwydion Mountain, Rhayader
2.7 km NW
Garreg Lwyd Mountain, St. Harmon
3 km NE
Gamallt Mountain, St. Harmon
3 km E