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Mountain

Tor y Foel

Located in Talybont-on-Usk, Powys Coordinates: 51°52′01″ N 3°17′15″ W

Map showing the location of Tor y Foel Tor y Foel
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
551 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aber
2.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport52 km
BRS Bristol Airport67 km

About Tor y Foel

Tor y Foel is a mountain. Location: Talybont-on-Usk, Powys. Elevation: 551 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Bryn Melyn and Talybont Reservoir.

Climate of Tor y Foel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
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 Tor y Foel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1441021077773786693106121136144

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Tor y Foel

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 37 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 52 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 67 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 124 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 37 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 44 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 53 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 66 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 72 kmeast

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

Day trips from Tor y Foel

Within 100 km: 1,000 historic and cultural sites, 2,321 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km248 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 7 kmN
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 2 kmSW
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 10 kmW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 16 kmE

25–60 km1,397 places

  • Steep Holm Island 60 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 56 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 52 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 53 kmS

60–100 km1,834 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 75 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 98 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 90 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Aber Village, Talybont-on-Usk
    2.1 km NW
  • Llangynidr Village, Llangynidr
    4.1 km E
  • Wern Village, Llangynidr
    1.9 km S
  • Talybont Village, Talybont-on-Usk
    3.7 km N
  • Llansantffread Village, Talybont-on-Usk
    3.9 km N
  • Cross Oak Village, Talybont-on-Usk
    4.2 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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