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Municipality

Maerdy

Located in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales Coordinates: 51°41′13″ N 3°30′28″ W

Map showing the location of Maerdy Maerdy
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
420 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
3
listed under Maerdy
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport34 km
BRS Bristol Airport65 km

About Maerdy

Maerdy is a municipality. Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Elevation: 420 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Cefnrhos-gwawr and Mynydd Tynewydd.

Climate of Maerdy

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (172 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Maerdy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°3°6°8°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)17011912891869186111127149169172

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Maerdy

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 31 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 34 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 65 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 31 kmwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 32 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 37 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 68 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 87 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Maerdy

Within 100 km: 925 historic and cultural sites, 2,121 natural sites, 168 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km229 places

  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 24 kmNE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 22 kmN
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Brecon Beacons Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km1,112 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 58 kmS
  • Worms Head Island 58 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 47 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 44 kmSE

60–100 km1,873 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 94 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 82 kmSW
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 99 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 78 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Maerdy

3 places

Cities & villages1

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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