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Tranch

Located in Pen Tranch, Torfaen County Borough Coordinates: 51°42′02″ N 3°03′24″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 238 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 Airport39 km; BRS Bristol Airport43 km

About Tranch

Tranch is a neighbourhood. Location: Pen Tranch, Torfaen County Borough. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Pontypool Park and Pen Coed Parciau.

Photos of Tranch

Pontypool Park Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Tranch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (141 mm)
Driest month: July (65 mm)

6° 2°

6° 1°

9° 2°

11° 4°

15° 7°

18° 9°

20° 12°

19° 12°

17° 10°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 3°

Jan

140

Feb

100

Mar

106

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

107

Oct

119

Nov

133

Dec

141

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 Tranch
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	19°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	2°	4°	7°	9°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	140	100	106	79	78	77	65	93	107	119	133	141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tranch

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 39 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 13 km to the south.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 39 kmsouthwest
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 43 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 110 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 13 kmsouth
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 26 kmsouth
Bristol Population: 479K 42 kmsoutheast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 59 kmeast
Bath Population: 101.6K 60 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Tranch

Within 100 km: 919 historic and cultural sites, 2,083 natural sites, 135 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km262 places

Lisvane Reservoir Lake 21 kmS
Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 6 kmE
Talybont Reservoir Lake 25 kmNW
Alway Mountain 14 kmSE

25–60 km1,010 places

Kilve Beach Beach 58 kmS
Steep Holm Island 40 kmS
Flat Holm Island 36 kmS
Barry Island Island 37 kmSW

60–100 km1,865 places

Worms Head Island 89 kmW
Outer Head Island 90 kmW
Glover's Island Island 88 kmNE
Sexton's Burrow Island 89 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pontypool Park Landmark, Pontymoile
1.5 km E
Pen Coed Parciau Mountain, Pen Tranch
1 km W
Blaen-y-cwm Mountain, Pen Tranch
2.8 km W
Mynydd Twyn-glas Mountain, Pontymoile
3.1 km S
Penteg Motte Historic site, New Inn
4.4 km SE
Castell Taliorum Historic site, Llanhilleth
5.4 km W