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Mountain

Twyn y Gaer

Located in Trallong, Powys Coordinates: 51°56′31″ N 3°28′16″ W

Map showing the location of Twyn y Gaer Twyn y Gaer
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
367 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aber-Brân
1.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport61 km
BRS Bristol Airport81 km

About Twyn y Gaer

Twyn y Gaer is a mountain. Location: Trallong, Powys. Elevation: 367 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Allt Lom and Moel Fenni Fach.

Climate of Twyn y Gaer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (175 mm)
Driest month
July (81 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 Twyn y Gaer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°10°14°16°19°18°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)17412213091848981108123146166175

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Twyn y Gaer

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 61 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 48 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 61 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 81 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 131 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 48 kmsouthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 51 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 55 kmsouth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 81 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 85 kmeast

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

Day trips from Twyn y Gaer

Within 100 km: 1,020 historic and cultural sites, 2,414 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km279 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 14 kmE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 14 kmSE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 7 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km1,497 places

  • Ynys Isaf Island 53 kmW
  • Middle Head Island 54 kmSW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 41 kmN
  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 50 kmSE

60–100 km1,833 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 86 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 85 kmS
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 98 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 83 kmW

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