Barry, Vale of Glamorgan — Elevation, map and places

About Barry

Barry is a municipality. Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Elevation: 64 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Beauville Castle and Dinas Powys Castle.

Photos of Barry

Barry Castle Cath Mudford · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fonmon Castle Stewart Black from British Isles · CC BY 2.0
Dinas Powys Castle Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Penmark Castle John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Barry

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 114 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (114 mm)
Driest month: April (57 mm)

8° 2°

10° 3°

12° 4°

16° 7°

18° 10°

21° 12°

20° 12°

18° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

8° 3°

Jan

106

Feb

80

Mar

82

Apr

57

May

61

Jun

65

Jul

62

Aug

86

Sep

96

Oct

103

Nov

114

Dec

107

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 Barry
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	16°	18°	21°	20°	18°	14°	11°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	106	80	82	57	61	65	62	86	96	103	114	107

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Barry

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 5 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 10 km to the northeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 5 kmwest
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 39 kmeast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 76 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Cardiff Population: 372.1K 10 kmnortheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 28 kmnortheast
Bristol Population: 479K 47 kmeast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 52 kmnorthwest
Bath Population: 101.6K 64 kmeast

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

Day trips from Barry

Within 100 km: 747 historic and cultural sites, 1,811 natural sites, 148 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km188 places

Kilve Beach Beach 24 kmS
Steep Holm Island 14 kmSE
Flat Holm Island 11 kmE
Barry Island Island 1 kmS

25–60 km794 places

Sexton's Burrow Island 60 kmW
Denny Island Island 37 kmE
Stert Island Island 26 kmSE
Middle Head Island 52 kmW

60–100 km1,724 places

Chesil Beach Beach 99 kmSE
Saunton Sands Beach 75 kmSW
Charmouth Beach Beach 80 kmS
Mouthmill Beach Beach 92 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Barry

13 places

1 Barry 54.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages7

Barry Dock · Neighbourhood
Cadoxton · Neighbourhood
Colcot · Neighbourhood
Gibbons Down · Village
Merthyr Dyfan · Neighbourhood
Palmerstown · Neighbourhood
The Knap · Neighbourhood

Mountains & nature3

Jackson's Bay · Natural site
Watch House Bay · Natural site
Whitmore Bay · Natural site

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Barry Island · Island

Heritage & sights1

Barry Castle · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Beauville Castle Historic site, Dinas Powys
4.4 km NE
Dinas Powys Castle Historic site, Dinas Powys
5 km NE
Sully Brook River, Sully
3.4 km E
Cold Brook River, Dinas Powys
3.5 km E
Dinas Powys Ringwork Historic site, Michaelston
5.1 km NE
Penmark Castle Historic site, Rhoose
5.6 km W
Walterston Castle Historic site, Llancarfan
5.4 km NW
Fonmon Castle Historic site, Rhoose
6.7 km W

Barry

Penarth Town, Penarth
7.8 km NE
Sully Municipality, Vale of Glamorgan
4.9 km E
Rhoose Municipality, Vale of Glamorgan
5.3 km W
Michaelston Municipality, Vale of Glamorgan
6.2 km NE
Llancarfan Municipality, Vale of Glamorgan
7 km W
St. Nicholas and Bonvilston Municipality, Vale of Glamorgan
6.4 km NW