Mountain

Cribarth

Located in Tawe-Uchaf, Powys Coordinates: 51°48′56″ N 3°41′49″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 428 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Coelbren; 3.2 km SE
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 Airport83 km

About Cribarth

Cribarth is a mountain. Location: Tawe-Uchaf, Powys. Elevation: 428 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Carreg Goch and Twynwalter.

Climate of Cribarth

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (156 mm)
Driest month: May (79 mm)

5° 0°

7° 1°

10° 2°

13° 5°

16° 8°

18° 10°

15° 9°

12° 6°

8° 3°

6° 2°

Jan

152

Feb

107

Mar

115

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

105

Sep

117

Oct

139

Nov

156

Dec

156

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 Cribarth
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	13°	16°	18°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	152	107	115	83	79	85	83	105	117	139	156	156

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Cribarth

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 53 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 28 km to the southwest.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 53 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 83 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 122 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 28 kmsouthwest
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 52 kmsoutheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 55 kmsoutheast
Bristol Population: 479K 86 kmsoutheast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 100 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cribarth

Within 100 km: 932 historic and cultural sites, 2,242 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km250 places

Pen y Fan Mountain 19 kmNE
Trichrug Mountain 16 kmNW
Fan Gyhirych Mountain 7 kmNE
Brecon Beacons Mountain 19 kmNE

25–60 km1,202 places

Worms Head Island 52 kmSW
Barry Island Island 55 kmSE
Sully Island Island 58 kmSE
Outer Head Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km1,906 places

Poppit Sands Beach 76 kmNW
Saunton Sands Beach 88 kmSW
Putsborough Beach Beach 83 kmSW
Kilve Beach Beach 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Coelbren Village, Tawe-Uchaf
3.2 km SE
Craig-y-nos Village, Tawe-Uchaf
1.4 km NE
Ynyswen Village, Tawe-Uchaf
1.4 km SE
Pen-y-cae Village, Tawe-Uchaf
2 km SE
Caehopkin Village, Tawe-Uchaf
2.1 km S
Penwyllt Village, Tawe-Uchaf
2.5 km NE

Cribarth

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Carreg Goch Mountain, Ystradgynlais
2.9 km NW
Twynwalter Mountain, Llywel
3.2 km N
Henrhyd Waterfall Natural site, Tawe-Uchaf
3.3 km SE
Mynydd y Drum Mountain, Tawe-Uchaf
3.7 km S
Disgwylfa Mountain, Ystradgynlais
3.9 km NW
Carreg Cadno Mountain, Tawe-Uchaf
4.6 km NE
Mynydd y Drum SW Top Mountain, Seven Sisters
5.2 km SW
Pen Bwlch y Ddeuwynt Mountain, Ystradgynlais
5.2 km NW

Cribarth

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026