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Pen-y-cae

Located in Tawe-Uchaf, Powys Coordinates: 51°48′00″ N 3°41′00″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-cae Pen-y-cae
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
186 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport51 km
BRS Bristol Airport82 km

About Pen-y-cae

Pen-y-cae is a village. Location: Tawe-Uchaf, Powys. Elevation: 186 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Henrhyd Waterfall and Cribarth.

Climate of Pen-y-cae

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (156 mm)
Driest month
May (79 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-cae
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)15210711583798583105117139156156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen-y-cae

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 51 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 27 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 51 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 82 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 27 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 50 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 53 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 84 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 100 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen-y-cae

Within 100 km: 931 historic and cultural sites, 2,219 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km251 places

  • Pen y Fan Mountain 19 kmNE
  • Trichrug Mountain 18 kmNW
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 8 kmNE
  • Brecon Beacons Mountain 19 kmNE

25–60 km1,186 places

  • Worms Head Island 52 kmSW
  • Barry Island Island 53 kmSE
  • Sully Island Island 56 kmSE
  • Outer Head Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km1,892 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 78 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 86 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 82 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 75 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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