Mountain

Carreg Cadno

Located in Tawe-Uchaf, Powys Coordinates: 51°49′57″ N 3°38′07″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 538 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Penwyllt; 2.2 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport53 km; BRS Bristol Airport81 km

About Carreg Cadno

Carreg Cadno is a mountain. Location: Tawe-Uchaf, Powys. Elevation: 538 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Fan Fraith and Fforest Fawr.

Climate of Carreg Cadno

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: December (172 mm)
Driest month: May (86 mm)

4° 0°

4° -1°

6° 1°

9° 2°

13° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

7° 2°

5° 1°

Jan

170

Feb

119

Mar

128

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

111

Sep

127

Oct

149

Nov

169

Dec

172

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 Carreg Cadno
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	4°	6°	9°	13°	15°	17°	17°	14°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	-1°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	170	119	128	91	86	91	86	111	127	149	169	172

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Carreg Cadno

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 53 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 32 km to the southwest.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 53 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 81 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 123 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 32 kmsouthwest
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 50 kmsoutheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 52 kmsoutheast
Bristol Population: 479K 83 kmsoutheast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 96 kmeast

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

Day trips from Carreg Cadno

Within 100 km: 947 historic and cultural sites, 2,273 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km251 places

Talybont Reservoir Lake 23 kmE
Pen y Fan Mountain 15 kmNE
Trichrug Mountain 19 kmW
Fan Gyhirych Mountain 3 kmN

25–60 km1,286 places

Worms Head Island 56 kmSW
Barry Island Island 54 kmSE
Sully Island Island 57 kmSE
Outer Head Island 57 kmSW

60–100 km1,852 places

Poppit Sands Beach 79 kmNW
Saunton Sands Beach 91 kmSW
Putsborough Beach Beach 87 kmSW
Kilve Beach Beach 77 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Penwyllt Village, Tawe-Uchaf
2.2 km W
Coelbren Village, Tawe-Uchaf
5.1 km SW
Craig-y-nos Village, Tawe-Uchaf
3.5 km W
Glyntawe Village, Llywel
2.8 km W
Ynyswen Village, Tawe-Uchaf
4.8 km SW
Pen-y-cae Village, Tawe-Uchaf
4.9 km SW

Carreg Cadno

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Fan Fraith Mountain, Cray
2.6 km NE
Fforest Fawr Mountain, Wales
4.1 km NE
Fan Gyhirych Mountain, Cray
3.1 km N
Fan Nedd Mountain, Maescar
4.5 km NE
Cefn Cul Mountain, Llywel
4.6 km N
Cribarth Mountain, Tawe-Uchaf
4.6 km SW
Twynwalter Mountain, Llywel
4.8 km W
Henrhyd Waterfall Natural site, Tawe-Uchaf
4.7 km SW

Carreg Cadno

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026