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Municipality

St. Athan

Located in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales Coordinates: 51°24′15″ N 3°25′03″ W

Map showing the location of St. Athan St. Athan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
10
listed under St. Athan
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport5 km
BRS Bristol Airport49 km

About St. Athan

St. Athan is a municipality. Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Elevation: 36 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Fonmon Castle and Twyn Llewelyn.

Climate of St. Athan

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 St. Athan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°18°21°20°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°5°7°10°12°12°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1027579566064648495102113104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to St. Athan

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 5 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 19 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 5 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 49 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 75 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 19 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 36 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 44 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 St. Athan

Within 100 km: 756 historic and cultural sites, 1,819 natural sites, 155 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km185 places

  • Steep Holm Island 22 kmE
  • Flat Holm Island 21 kmE
  • Barry Island Island 10 kmE
  • Sully Island Island 15 kmE

25–60 km817 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 27 kmSE
  • Knightstone Island 30 kmE
  • Sexton's Burrow Island 50 kmSW
  • Denny Island Island 46 kmE

60–100 km1,728 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 66 kmSW
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 83 kmSE
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 83 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 63 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in St. Athan

10 places

Cities & villages7

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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