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Municipality

Pen-y-Waun

Located in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales Coordinates: 51°43′39″ N 3°29′32″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-Waun Pen-y-Waun
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
240 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Pen-y-Waun
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport38 km
BRS Bristol Airport66 km

About Pen-y-Waun

Pen-y-Waun is a municipality. Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Elevation: 240 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Hirwaun Common and Cefnrhos-gwawr.

Climate of Pen-y-Waun

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 Pen-y-Waun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°4°6°9°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)16211512288848780107122142160164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen-y-Waun

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 33 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 38 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 66 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 111 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 33 kmwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 35 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 38 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 88 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen-y-Waun

Within 100 km: 940 historic and cultural sites, 2,159 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 20 kmNE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 18 kmN
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Brecon Beacons Mountain 17 kmN

25–60 km1,167 places

  • Steep Holm Island 51 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 47 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 40 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 42 kmSE

60–100 km1,872 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 93 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 86 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 82 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Pen-y-Waun

1 place

Cities & villages1

Nearby attractions & nature

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