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Municipality

Llantwit Major

Located in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales Coordinates: 51°24′32″ N 3°28′35″ W

Map showing the location of Llantwit Major Llantwit Major
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
50 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
6
listed under Llantwit Major
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport9 km
BRS Bristol Airport53 km

About Llantwit Major

Llantwit Major is a municipality. Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Malefant Castle and Stout Bay.

Climate of Llantwit Major

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 Llantwit Major
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 Llantwit Major

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 9 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 22 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 9 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 53 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 75 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 22 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 39 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 40 kmnorthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 61 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 76 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Llantwit Major

Within 100 km: 758 historic and cultural sites, 1,821 natural sites, 157 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

  • Flat Holm Island 25 kmE
  • Barry Island Island 14 kmE
  • Sully Island Island 20 kmE
  • Cefn Eglwysilan Mountain 25 kmNE

25–60 km806 places

  • Putsborough Beach Beach 60 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 30 kmSE
  • Steep Holm Island 27 kmE
  • Knightstone Island 35 kmE

60–100 km1,750 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 62 kmSW
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 85 kmSE
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 80 kmSW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Llantwit Major

6 places
  1. 1 Llantwit Major 14.4K

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

Cities & villages4

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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