Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf — Elevation, map and places

About Pontypridd

Pontypridd is a municipality. Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Elevation: 117 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Rhondda River and Tomen y Clawdd.

Climate of Pontypridd

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (126 mm)
Driest month: July (66 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

12° 4°

16° 7°

18° 10°

20° 12°

17° 10°

14° 8°

10° 5°

8° 3°

Jan

124

Feb

91

Mar

95

Apr

69

May

70

Jun

72

Jul

66

Aug

92

Sep

105

Oct

114

Nov

126

Dec

124

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 Pontypridd
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	16°	18°	20°	20°	17°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	124	91	95	69	70	72	66	92	105	114	126	124

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pontypridd

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 23 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 17 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 23 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 49 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 96 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Cardiff Population: 372.1K 17 kmsoutheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 23 kmeast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 43 kmwest
Bristol Population: 479K 53 kmeast
Bath Population: 101.6K 71 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pontypridd

Within 100 km: 876 historic and cultural sites, 2,035 natural sites, 154 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km276 places

Barry Island Island 23 kmS
Sully Island Island 24 kmS
Lisvane Reservoir Lake 13 kmSE
Craig Llysfaen Mountain 12 kmSE

25–60 km928 places

Kilve Beach Beach 46 kmS
Steep Holm Island 32 kmSE
Flat Holm Island 28 kmSE
Knightstone Island 36 kmSE

60–100 km1,861 places

Saunton Sands Beach 84 kmSW
Putsborough Beach Beach 80 kmSW
Worms Head Island 70 kmW
Caldey Island Island 95 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Pontypridd

21 places

1 Pontypridd 31.2K

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

Cities & villages17

Cilfynydd · Neighbourhood
Coed-Pen-Maen · Neighbourhood
Glyncoch · Neighbourhood
Glyntaff · Neighbourhood
Graigwen · Neighbourhood
Hopkinstown · Neighbourhood
Maesycoed · Neighbourhood
Pantygraig Wen · Neighbourhood
Pen-y-coedcae · Village
Penygraigwen · Neighbourhood
Pont Siôn Norton · Neighbourhood
Pwll-Gwaun · Neighbourhood
Rhydyfelin · Neighbourhood
Treforest · Village
Trehafod · Village
Troedrhiw-Trwyn · Neighbourhood
Upper Boat · Neighbourhood

Mountains & nature2

Cefn Eglwysilan · Mountain
Coed Craig-yr-hesg · Mountain

Heritage & sights1

Sardis Road Stadium · Landmark

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Rhondda River River, Wales
1.9 km W
Tomen y Clawdd Historic site, Llantwit Fardre
3.4 km S
Mynydd Meio Mountain, Aber Valley
3.2 km E
Misty Mountain Mountain, Llantrisant
3.4 km SW
Craig-Evan-Leyshon Common Mountain, Abercynon
4.1 km N
Mynydd Eglwysilan Mountain, Nelson
4.8 km NE
Twyn y glog Mountain, Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm
4.9 km NW
Pen y Foel Mountain, Abercynon
4.9 km N

Pontypridd

Tonypandy Town, Tonypandy
9.5 km W
Llantwit Fardre Municipality, Rhondda Cynon Taf
4.6 km S
Abercynon Municipality, Rhondda Cynon Taf
5.4 km N
Llantrisant Municipality, Rhondda Cynon Taf
5.9 km SW
Tonyrefail Municipality, Rhondda Cynon Taf
6.7 km W
Llantrisant Town, Llantrisant
7.4 km SW