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Pontygwaith

Located in Tylorstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf Coordinates: 51°38′35″ N 3°26′03″ W

Pontygwaith
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Elevation
203 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport28 km
BRS Bristol Airport58 km

About Pontygwaith

Pontygwaith is a village. Location: Tylorstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf. Elevation: 203 m.

From Wikipedia

Pontygwaith (Welsh,"Bridge to work" or "Bridge of the Ironworks") is a village in the Taff Valley, 9 km (6 miles) south of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. A Sussex Ironmaster named Anthony Morley set up a small ironworks here in 1583. On 21 February 1804 Richard Trevithick ran the first ever steam locomotive along tracks, now known as the Merthyr Tramroad, carrying both iron ore and passengers, from Penydarren near Merthyr Tydfil, via Pontygwaith, south to Abercynon.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Pontygwaith

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
July (72 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 Pontygwaith
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°20°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°9°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)130941007373767296110120135132

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pontygwaith

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 28 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 25 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 28 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 58 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 25 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 31 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 35 kmwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 62 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 80 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pontygwaith

Within 100 km: 913 historic and cultural sites, 2,093 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km237 places

  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 22 kmSE
  • Craig Llysfaen Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Fan Fawr Mountain 25 kmN
  • Hirfynydd Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km1,050 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 52 kmS
  • Steep Holm Island 40 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 37 kmSE
  • Barry Island Island 29 kmS

60–100 km1,877 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 82 kmSW
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 98 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 78 kmSW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 95 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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