- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 211 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport101 km
- BRS Bristol Airport116 km
About Rhayader Castle
Rhayader Castle is a historic site. Location: Rhayader, Powys.
Rhayader Castle is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The available documentary sources are not clear enough to distinguish between this site and the castle mound across the river and one or the other was probably built by Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth, in 1177. At that time the river formed the border between Gwrtheyrnion and the independent state of Buellt; the town of Rhayader is on the Gwrtheyrnion side of the river.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Rhayader Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 195 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- 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) | 7° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 206 | 141 | 156 | 107 | 90 | 99 | 92 | 119 | 136 | 170 | 195 | 210 |
How to get to Rhayader Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 101 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 81 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 101 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 116 kmsoutheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 121 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 81 kmsouth
- Telford Population: 155.6K 84 kmnortheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 87 kmsoutheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 89 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 94 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rhayader Castle
Within 100 km: 1,003 historic and cultural sites, 2,777 natural sites, 192 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km410 places
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 7 kmW
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 7 kmSW
- Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 10 kmSW
- Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 8 kmW
25–60 km1,584 places
- The Island Island 54 kmE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 56 kmN
- Llangorse Lake Lake 45 kmSE
- Llyn Mwyngi Lake 49 kmNW
60–100 km1,978 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 84 kmW
- Mwnt beach Beach 79 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 71 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 67 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rhayader Landmark, Rhayader0.2 km S
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Tomen Llansantffraid Historic site, Rhayader0.3 km S
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Coed y Cefn Mountain, Rhayader1.8 km W
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Afon Elan River, Wales1.9 km S
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Esgair Dderw Mountain, Rhayader3.2 km NW
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Gwastedyn Hill Mountain, Nantmel2.6 km SE
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Nantmel Castle Historic site, Nantmel4 km E
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Llyn Gwyn Enclosure Historic site, Nantmel5.3 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Rhayader Village, Rhayader0.2 km NE
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Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr Village, Rhayader0.3 km SW
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Nantmel Municipality, Powys6 km E
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Gaufron Village, Nantmel3.2 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources