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Rhigos

Located in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales Coordinates: 51°43′59″ N 3°33′17″ W

Map showing the location of Rhigos Rhigos
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
271 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
4
listed under Rhigos
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport40 km
BRS Bristol Airport70 km

About Rhigos

Rhigos is a municipality. Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Elevation: 271 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Afon Mellte and Moel Penderyn.

Climate of Rhigos

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Rhigos
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°4°7°9°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)17011912891869186111127149169172

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rhigos

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 30 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 40 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 70 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 112 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 30 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 38 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 42 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 92 kmeast

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

Day trips from Rhigos

Within 100 km: 937 historic and cultural sites, 2,168 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km237 places

  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 22 kmNE
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 19 kmNE
  • Fan Gyhirych Mountain 15 kmN
  • Brecon Beacons Mountain 18 kmNE

25–60 km1,161 places

  • Worms Head Island 57 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 53 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 50 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 42 kmSE

60–100 km1,876 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 89 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 84 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 80 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 64 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rhigos

4 places
  1. 1 Rhigos 718

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

Cities & villages2

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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