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Municipality

Aberdare

Located in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales Coordinates: 51°42′52″ N 3°27′56″ W

Map showing the location of Aberdare Aberdare
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
170 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
7
listed under Aberdare
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport36 km
BRS Bristol Airport64 km

About Aberdare

Aberdare is a municipality. Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Elevation: 170 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Castell Nos Motte and Mynydd y Ffaldau.

Climate of Aberdare

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (164 mm)
Driest month
July (80 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 Aberdare
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°18°20°20°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)16211512288848780107122142160164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Aberdare

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 36 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 33 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 36 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 64 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 109 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 33 kmsoutheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 35 kmwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 35 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 67 kmsoutheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 85 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Aberdare

Within 100 km: 935 historic and cultural sites, 2,146 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 20 kmNE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 19 kmN
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 20 kmNW
  • Brecon Beacons Mountain 19 kmN

25–60 km1,155 places

  • Steep Holm Island 48 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 44 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 38 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 40 kmSE

60–100 km1,871 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 95 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 86 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 82 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 60 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Aberdare

7 places
  1. 1 Aberdare 31.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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