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Mountain

Pen y Grib

Located in Talgarth, Powys Coordinates: 51°58′04″ N 3°11′18″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Grib Pen y Grib
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
493 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pengenffordd
1.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport64 km
BRS Bristol Airport73 km

About Pen y Grib

Pen y Grib is a mountain. Location: Talgarth, Powys. Elevation: 493 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Castell Dinas and Mynydd Troed.

Climate of Pen y Grib

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (144 mm)
Driest month
July (66 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 Pen y Grib
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°4°7°9°13°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1441021077773786693106121136144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen y Grib

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 44 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 64 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 73 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 112 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 44 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 54 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 65 kmsouthwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 66 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 70 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Pen y Grib

Within 100 km: 1,028 historic and cultural sites, 2,382 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km310 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 7 kmSW
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 14 kmSW
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 15 kmSE

25–60 km1,404 places

  • Denny Island Island 57 kmSE
  • The Island Island 46 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 47 kmNW
  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 49 kmS

60–100 km1,861 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 86 kmS
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 93 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 91 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 91 kmW

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