Pen Tranch
Located in Torfaen County Borough, Wales Coordinates: 51°42′10″ N 3°04′51″ W
- Elevation
- 295 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 10
- listed under Pen Tranch
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport39 km
- BRS Bristol Airport44 km
About Pen Tranch
Pen Tranch is a municipality. Location: Torfaen County Borough, Wales. Elevation: 295 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Pontypool Park and Castell Taliorum.
Climate of Pen Tranch
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (141 mm)
- Driest month
- July (65 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 100 | 106 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 65 | 93 | 107 | 119 | 133 | 141 |
How to get to Pen Tranch
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 39 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 14 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 39 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 44 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 110 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 14 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 26 kmsouth
- Bristol Population: 479K 43 kmsoutheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 60 kmwest
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 61 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pen Tranch
Within 100 km: 921 historic and cultural sites, 2,094 natural sites, 136 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km260 places
- Lisvane Reservoir Lake 20 kmS
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 8 kmE
- Talybont Reservoir Lake 24 kmNW
- Alway Mountain 16 kmSE
25–60 km1,022 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 58 kmS
- Steep Holm Island 40 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 36 kmS
- Barry Island Island 37 kmS
60–100 km1,869 places
- Worms Head Island 88 kmW
- Outer Head Island 88 kmW
- Glover's Island Island 89 kmNE
- Sexton's Burrow Island 88 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Pen Tranch
10 placesCities & villages8
- Cwm Ffrwd-oer · Neighbourhood
- Freehold Land · Neighbourhood
- Mount Pleasant · Neighbourhood
- Pentrepiod · Neighbourhood
- Pontnewynydd · Village
- Sowhill · Neighbourhood
- Tranch · Neighbourhood
- Wainfelin · Neighbourhood
Mountains & nature2
- Blaen-y-cwm · Mountain
- Pen Coed Parciau · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pontypool Park Landmark, Pontymoile3.2 km E -
Castell Taliorum Historic site, Llanhilleth3.7 km W
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Mynydd Twyn-glas Mountain, Pontymoile3.2 km S
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St Illtyds Castle Historic site, Llanhilleth3.8 km W
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Gwastad Mountain, Abertillery4.8 km NW
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Mynydd Garnclochdy Mountain, Goetre Fawr6.2 km NE
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Penteg Motte Historic site, New Inn6 km E
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Mynydd Pen-y-fan Mountain, Argoed6.3 km W
Other cities and towns in Torfaen County Borough
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Cwmbran Town, Cwmbran Central6.7 km SE -
Blaenavon Town, Blaenavon7.9 km N -
Abersychan Municipality, Torfaen County Borough3.9 km N
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Panteg Municipality, Torfaen County Borough4.3 km SE
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Upper Cwmbran Municipality, Torfaen County Borough4.6 km SE
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New Inn Municipality, Torfaen County Borough5.5 km E
Sources & licences
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