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Garreg Lwyd

Located in St. Harmon, Powys Coordinates: 52°20′52″ N 3°33′16″ W

Map showing the location of Garreg Lwyd Garreg Lwyd
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
498 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rhayader
5.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport107 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport120 km

About Garreg Lwyd

Garreg Lwyd is a mountain. Location: St. Harmon, Powys. Elevation: 498 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (107 km). Nearby sights include Drysgol and Moelfryn.

Climate of Garreg Lwyd

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 181 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (195 mm)
Driest month
May (83 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 Garreg Lwyd
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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°0°
Precipitation (mm)18913014599839589114128158181195

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Garreg Lwyd

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 107 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 83 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 107 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 120 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 122 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 83 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 85 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 93 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 93 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 100 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Garreg Lwyd

Within 100 km: 982 historic and cultural sites, 2,813 natural sites, 191 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km421 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 7 kmSW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 10 kmS
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 13 kmS
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 6 kmSW

25–60 km1,582 places

  • The Island Island 58 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 50 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 50 kmSE
  • Bala Lake Lake 60 kmN

60–100 km1,983 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 82 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 78 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 70 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 66 kmW

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