- Elevation
- 197 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 8
- listed under Abercynon
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport28 km
- BRS Bristol Airport52 km
About Abercynon
Abercynon is a municipality. Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Elevation: 197 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Pen-twyn and Goitre Coed.
Photos of Abercynon
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Sardis Road Stadium Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Abercynon
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (135 mm)
- Driest month
- July (72 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 130 | 94 | 100 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 96 | 110 | 120 | 135 | 132 |
How to get to Abercynon
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 28 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 21 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 28 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 52 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 102 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 21 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 24 kmeast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 42 kmwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 56 kmeast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 74 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Abercynon
Within 100 km: 912 historic and cultural sites, 2,088 natural sites, 156 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km252 places
- Lisvane Reservoir Lake 17 kmSE
- Talybont Reservoir Lake 24 kmN
- Craig Llysfaen Mountain 15 kmSE
- Coety Mountain Mountain 20 kmNE
25–60 km1,020 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 51 kmS
- Steep Holm Island 38 kmSE
- Flat Holm Island 33 kmSE
- Barry Island Island 28 kmS
60–100 km1,884 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 87 kmSW
- Putsborough Beach Beach 83 kmSW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 98 kmNW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 97 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Abercynon
8 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages5
- Bryntirion · Neighbourhood
- Carnetown · Neighbourhood
- Pontcynon · Neighbourhood
- Tyntetown · Neighbourhood
- Ynysboeth · Neighbourhood
Mountains & nature2
- Craig-Evan-Leyshon Common · Mountain
- Pen y Foel · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pen-twyn Mountain, Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm2 km NW
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Goitre Coed Mountain, Treharris2.1 km NE
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Twyn y glog Mountain, Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm3 km SW
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Sardis Road Stadium Landmark, Pontypridd5.1 km S
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Coed Craig-yr-hesg Mountain, Pontypridd3.6 km S
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Y Dduallt Mountain, Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm3.7 km W
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Twyn Brynbychan Mountain, Merthyr Vale4.1 km N
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Cefn Eglwysilan Mountain, Pontypridd5 km SE
Other cities and towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf
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Tonypandy Town, Tonypandy8.7 km W -
Aberdare Town, Aberdare11 km NW -
Mountain Ash Town, Mountain Ash5.1 km NW
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Penrhiwceiber Municipality, Rhondda Cynon Taf3.4 km NW
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Mountain Ash Municipality, Rhondda Cynon Taf5.2 km NW
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Pontypridd Municipality, Rhondda Cynon Taf5.4 km S
Sources & licences
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