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Hirwaun

Located in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales Coordinates: 51°46′23″ N 3°29′54″ W

Map showing the location of Hirwaun Hirwaun
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
337 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
7
listed under Hirwaun
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport43 km
BRS Bristol Airport69 km

About Hirwaun

Hirwaun is a municipality. Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Elevation: 337 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include River Hepste and Morlais Castle.

Climate of Hirwaun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Hirwaun
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)16211512288848780107122142160164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hirwaun

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 35 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 43 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 69 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 35 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 39 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 40 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 72 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 87 kmeast

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

Day trips from Hirwaun

Within 100 km: 961 historic and cultural sites, 2,215 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 24 kmNE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 16 kmNE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 13 kmN
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 13 kmNW

25–60 km1,257 places

  • Steep Holm Island 55 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 51 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 45 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 47 kmSE

60–100 km1,861 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 90 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 90 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 86 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 67 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Hirwaun

7 places
  1. 1 Hirwaun 7.2K

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

Cities & villages2

Mountains & nature4

Nearby attractions & nature

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