Mountain

Hirwaun Common

Located in Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf Coordinates: 51°43′13″ N 3°31′55″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 515 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Hirwaun; 2.6 km NE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport38 km; BRS Bristol Airport68 km

About Hirwaun Common

Hirwaun Common is a mountain. Location: Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf. Elevation: 515 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Mynydd Tynewydd and Cefnrhos-gwawr.

Climate of Hirwaun Common

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 17°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (172 mm)
Driest month: May (86 mm)

5° 0°

4° 0°

7° 1°

9° 2°

13° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

15° 8°

11° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

170

Feb

119

Mar

128

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

111

Sep

127

Oct

149

Nov

169

Dec

172

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 Hirwaun Common
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	4°	7°	9°	13°	15°	17°	17°	15°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	170	119	128	91	86	91	86	111	127	149	169	172

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Hirwaun Common

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 38 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 38 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 68 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 110 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 31 kmwest
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 36 kmsoutheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 40 kmeast
Bristol Population: 479K 71 kmsoutheast
Bath Population: 101.6K 90 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Hirwaun Common

Within 100 km: 937 historic and cultural sites, 2,161 natural sites, 168 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km234 places

Talybont Reservoir Lake 22 kmNE
Pen y Fan Mountain 19 kmN
Fan Gyhirych Mountain 17 kmNW
Brecon Beacons Mountain 19 kmN

25–60 km1,152 places

Worms Head Island 58 kmW
Steep Holm Island 51 kmSE
Flat Holm Island 47 kmSE
Barry Island Island 40 kmSE

60–100 km1,880 places

Poppit Sands Beach 91 kmNW
Saunton Sands Beach 84 kmSW
Putsborough Beach Beach 80 kmSW
Kilve Beach Beach 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Hirwaun Town, Hirwaun
2.6 km NE
Rhigos Village, Rhigos
3.2 km NW
Aberdare Town, Aberdare
5.8 km E
Twyn Bryn-hîr Village, Rhigos
2.9 km NW
Cwm-hwnt Village, Rhigos
3.5 km NW
Cwmaman Village, Aberaman
7.3 km SE

Hirwaun Common

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mynydd Tynewydd Mountain, Treherbert
2.7 km S
Cefnrhos-gwawr Mountain, Aberdare
3.6 km SE
Moel Penderyn Mountain, Hirwaun
5.3 km N
Mynydd Pen-y-cae Mountain, Blaengwrach
5.5 km W
Mynydd y Ffaldau Mountain, Maerdy
6.2 km SE
Mynydd-y-glog Mountain, Hirwaun
6.6 km NE
Cefn y Rhondda Mountain, Treorchy
6.7 km SE
Castell Nos Motte Historic site, Maerdy
4 km SE

Hirwaun Common

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026