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Mountain

Pen-y-crug

Located in Yscir, Powys Coordinates: 51°57′46″ N 3°24′51″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-crug Pen-y-crug
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
331 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brecon
2.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport63 km
BRS Bristol Airport81 km

About Pen-y-crug

Pen-y-crug is a mountain. Location: Yscir, Powys. Elevation: 331 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Moel Fenni Fach and Honddu.

Climate of Pen-y-crug

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Pen-y-crug
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°8°10°14°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)17412213091848981108123146166175

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen-y-crug

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 51 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 63 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 81 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 126 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 51 kmsoutheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 53 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 56 kmsouth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 80 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 81 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen-y-crug

Within 100 km: 1,014 historic and cultural sites, 2,433 natural sites, 174 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km288 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 11 kmE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 13 kmSE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 9 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 21 kmE

25–60 km1,521 places

  • The Island Island 58 kmNE
  • Ynys Isaf Island 58 kmW
  • Middle Head Island 59 kmSW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 40 kmN

60–100 km1,812 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 89 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 87 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 86 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Brecon Town, Brecon
    2.5 km SE
  • Brecon Municipality, Powys
    2.6 km SE
  • Cradoc Village, Yscir
    1.3 km W
  • Fenni-fach Village, Yscir
    1.6 km SW
  • Battle Village, Yscir
    2.2 km W
  • Uplands Neighbourhood, Brecon
    1.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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