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District

Vale of Glamorgan

Located in Wales, United Kingdom Coordinates: 51°25′00″ N 3°25′00″ W

Vale of Glamorgan
Penarth · Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
135,743
135.7K
Elevation
49 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
28
listed under Vale of Glamorgan
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport6 km
BRS Bristol Airport49 km

About Vale of Glamorgan

Vale of Glamorgan is a district. Location: Wales, United Kingdom. Population: 135,743. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Summerhouse Bay and Stout Bay.

Climate of Vale of Glamorgan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (113 mm)
Driest month
April (56 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 Vale of Glamorgan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°18°21°20°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1027579566064648495102113104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Vale of Glamorgan

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 6 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 18 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 6 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 49 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 76 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 18 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 35 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 57 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 74 kmeast

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

Day trips from Vale of Glamorgan

Within 100 km: 767 historic and cultural sites, 1,825 natural sites, 157 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km182 places

  • Steep Holm Island 23 kmE
  • Flat Holm Island 21 kmE
  • Barry Island Island 10 kmE
  • Sully Island Island 16 kmE

25–60 km834 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 28 kmSE
  • Knightstone Island 31 kmE
  • Sexton's Burrow Island 51 kmSW
  • Denny Island Island 46 kmE

60–100 km1,733 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 66 kmSW
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 84 kmSE
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 84 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 64 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Vale of Glamorgan

28 places

Cities & villages27

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nature and heritage in Vale of Glamorgan

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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