Y Foel, Rhayader — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Y Foel

Y Foel is a mountain. Location: Rhayader, Powys. Elevation: 482 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (99 km). Nearby sights include Elan Valley and Carn Gafallt.

Climate of Y Foel

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)

5° 0°

4° -1°

7° 0°

9° 2°

13° 4°

15° 7°

17° 9°

14° 7°

11° 5°

8° 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 Y Foel
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°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	-1°	0°	2°	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 Y Foel

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 99 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 77 km to the south.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 99 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 116 kmsoutheast
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 126 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 77 kmsouth
Newport Population: 161.5K 86 kmsoutheast
Telford Population: 155.6K 89 kmnortheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 93 kmsouth
Worcester Population: 101.7K 93 kmeast

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

Day trips from Y Foel

Within 100 km: 1,005 historic and cultural sites, 2,746 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km396 places

Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 4 kmNW
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 2 kmSW
Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 5 kmS
Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 6 kmNW

25–60 km1,546 places

The Island Island 59 kmE
Lake Vyrnwy Lake 58 kmN
Llangorse Lake Lake 44 kmSE
Llyn Mwyngi Lake 49 kmNW

60–100 km2,005 places

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

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Rhayader Village, Rhayader
5.2 km NE
Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr Village, Rhayader
4.8 km NE
Llanwrthwl Municipality, Powys
4.3 km SE
Llanwrthwl Village, Llanwrthwl
5.4 km E
Nantmel Municipality, Powys
10 km E
Doldowlod Village, Nantmel
5.7 km E

Y Foel

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Elan Valley Natural site, Rhayader
0.9 km NW
Carn Gafallt Mountain, Llanwrthwl
1.7 km SE
Cnwch Mountain, Llanwrthwl
2 km S
Moelfryn Mawr Mountain, Rhayader
2.1 km N
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake, Wales
1.9 km SW
Esgair Penygarreg Mountain, Rhayader
3.3 km N
Coed y Cefn Mountain, Rhayader
3.7 km NE
Caban-côch Reservoir Lake, Wales
3.1 km S