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Mountain Ash

Located in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales Coordinates: 51°41′12″ N 3°22′33″ W

Map showing the location of Mountain Ash Mountain Ash
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
150 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
8
listed under Mountain Ash
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport32 km
BRS Bristol Airport57 km

About Mountain Ash

Mountain Ash is a municipality. Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Elevation: 150 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Twyn Brynbychan and Coed Cae Aberaman.

Climate of Mountain Ash

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 Mountain Ash
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 Mountain Ash

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 27 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 32 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 57 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 27 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 28 kmsoutheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 40 kmwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 60 kmsoutheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 78 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Mountain Ash

Within 100 km: 934 historic and cultural sites, 2,135 natural sites, 159 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 23 kmSE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 20 kmN
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 22 kmN
  • Brecon Beacons Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km1,124 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 56 kmS
  • Steep Holm Island 43 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 39 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 33 kmS

60–100 km1,882 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 88 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 84 kmSW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 99 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 93 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Mountain Ash

8 places
  1. 1 Mountain Ash 11.2K

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

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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