- Elevation
- 37 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 7
- listed under Penarth
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport12 km
- BRS Bristol Airport33 km
About Penarth
Penarth is a municipality. Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Elevation: 37 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Cosmeston Castle and Dinas Powys Castle.
Photos of Penarth
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Penarth Head Dominic Nelson · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Baitur Raheem Mosque HolyArtThou · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Dinas Powys Castle Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Climate of Penarth
Best months for sightseeingBest 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)
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) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 106 | 80 | 82 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 62 | 86 | 96 | 103 | 114 | 107 |
How to get to Penarth
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 12 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 5 km to the north.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 12 kmwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 33 kmeast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 79 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 5 kmnorth
- Newport Population: 161.5K 22 kmnortheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 41 kmeast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 57 kmwest
- Bath Population: 101.6K 57 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Penarth
Within 100 km: 770 historic and cultural sites, 1,808 natural sites, 144 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km205 places
- Steep Holm Island 11 kmSE
- Flat Holm Island 7 kmSE
- Barry Island Island 8 kmSW
- Sully Island Island 4 kmS
25–60 km809 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 27 kmS
- Denny Island Island 30 kmE
- Middle Head Island 57 kmW
- Denny Island Island 41 kmE
60–100 km1,708 places
- Chesil Beach Beach 99 kmSE
- Saunton Sands Beach 82 kmSW
- Charmouth Beach Beach 80 kmS
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 99 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Penarth
7 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages3
- Cogan · Neighbourhood
- Lower Penarth · Neighbourhood
- Morristown · Neighbourhood
Mountains & nature2
- Penarth Head · Natural site
- Penarth Head Hill · Mountain
Heritage & sights1
- Cwrt y Vil Castle · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cosmeston Castle Historic site, Sully2 km S
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Dinas Powys Castle Historic site, Dinas Powys2.8 km W
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River Ely River, Wales1.8 km N
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Dinas Powys Ringwork Historic site, Michaelston3.4 km NW
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Ranny Bay Natural site, Wales2.2 km SE
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Cardiff Bay Natural site, Butetown2.7 km N
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Grangemoor Park Natural site, Grangetown2.9 km N
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Swanbridge Hill Mountain, Sully3.1 km S
Sources & licences
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