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General information - Location

CountryWales
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country South
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -3.1794,Lat: 51.5011 marker
Elevation14 meter above sea level
Local time13:20:57pm
Population328000 (1th largest city in country)
Name province/regionWales
Name SubregionCaerdydd#Cardiff
Name Cathays

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Leckwith5.2 km SouthWest
2 Newton5.6 km East
3 Tongwynlais5.9 km NorthWest
4 Thornhill6.3 km NorthNorthWest
5 Michaelston-Le-Pit6.4 km SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Cardiff Wales0 km East
2 London   England214 km EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port   Guernsey233 km South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Llandegfedd Reservoir (2.1 km2 at a distance of 24.5 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 38.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 53 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 25%, low location: 75%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Birmingham International Airport (at a distance of 145 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cardiff International Airport (at a distance of 16 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   1.4 km2 
 1.8% 
 Wet nature   1.7 km2 
 2.1% 
 Agriculture   7.3 km2 
 9.3% 
 Urban area   58.6 km2 
 75.2% 
 Infrastructure   3.2 km2 
 4.1% 
 Water - Lakes   1 km2 
 1.2% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Cardiff in country Wales


Cardiff at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Blaenavon Industrial LandscapeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland31 km NorthNorthEast
2 City of BathUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland58 km EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon CoastUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland90 km South


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Cathays

Type of weather in Cathayslight rain weericoon
Current temperature: 8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 6.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: South South East
Air pressure: 969 mb
Humidity: 90 %
Daylength at 28 March 2024:12 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :06:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:38 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Cathays - GB (longitude: -3.1794, latitude: 51.5011)
Distance weather station to place (direction N): 0 Kilometers

16:00
8 degrees
970 mbar
light rainweericoon
19:00
7 degrees
980 mbar
light rainweericoon
22:00
5 degrees
981 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
1:00
7 degrees
980 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
4:00
6 degrees
981 mbar
light rainweericoon
7:00
9 degrees
981 mbar
light rainweericoon
10:00
10 degrees
982 mbar
light rainweericoon
13:00
10 degrees
984 mbar
light rainweericoon










5 days Weather forecast: Temperature - Pressure and Precipitation

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