Mountain

Disgwylfa

Located in Ystradgynlais, Powys Coordinates: 51°50′49″ N 3°43′15″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 544 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Glyntawe; 3.4 km SE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport57 km; BRS Bristol Airport87 km

About Disgwylfa

Disgwylfa is a mountain. Location: Ystradgynlais, Powys. Elevation: 544 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Carreg Goch and Twynwalter.

Climate of Disgwylfa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 182 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: December (187 mm)
Driest month: May (89 mm)

4° 0°

4° -1°

6° 1°

9° 2°

13° 5°

15° 7°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

7° 2°

5° 1°

Jan

182

Feb

128

Mar

139

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

117

Sep

132

Oct

161

Nov

182

Dec

187

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 Disgwylfa
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°	7°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	182	128	139	98	89	96	93	117	132	161	182	187

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Disgwylfa

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 57 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 29 km to the southwest.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 57 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 87 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 126 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 29 kmsouthwest
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 55 kmsoutheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 58 kmsoutheast
Bristol Population: 479K 89 kmsoutheast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 102 kmeast

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

Day trips from Disgwylfa

Within 100 km: 930 historic and cultural sites, 2,262 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km259 places

Pen y Fan Mountain 20 kmE
Trichrug Mountain 13 kmW
Fan Gyhirych Mountain 7 kmE
Brecon Beacons Mountain 19 kmE

25–60 km1,236 places

Worms Head Island 52 kmSW
Barry Island Island 59 kmSE
Outer Head Island 53 kmSW
Ynys Isaf Island 34 kmW

60–100 km1,881 places

Poppit Sands Beach 73 kmNW
Saunton Sands Beach 90 kmSW
Putsborough Beach Beach 85 kmSW
Kilve Beach Beach 80 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Glyntawe Village, Llywel
3.4 km SE
Craig-y-nos Village, Tawe-Uchaf
3.6 km SE
Coelbren Village, Tawe-Uchaf
7.1 km SE
Abercraf Village, Ystradgynlais
5.2 km S
Penwyllt Village, Tawe-Uchaf
4.4 km SE
Ynyswen Village, Tawe-Uchaf
5.3 km SE

Disgwylfa

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Carreg Goch Mountain, Ystradgynlais
0.9 km S
Twynwalter Mountain, Llywel
1.3 km E
Pen Bwlch y Ddeuwynt Mountain, Ystradgynlais
2.5 km W
Tyle Garw Mountain, Ystradgynlais
3.1 km W
Fan Hir Mountain, Llywel
3.4 km NE
Cribarth Mountain, Tawe-Uchaf
3.9 km SE
Waun Lefrith Mountain, Llanddeusant
4 km NW
Bannau Sir Gaer - Picws Du Mountain, Llanddeusant
4 km N

Disgwylfa

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026