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Best Time for The Brecon Beacons & Mid Wales
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Sweet spot: March, April, May. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
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- Pen y Fan's paths dry out, the Hay Festival fills late May with writers, and red kites feed daily over the Elan dams in golden light.
- The Beacons take real winter — navigation skills required up high — while the bookshops of Hay and the kite feedings carry the short days.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.5°C | 6.4°C | 106 mm | 8.0 h | |
| February | 2.0°C | 6.4°C | 83 mm | 9.6 h | ❄ |
| March | 2.6°C | 8.3°C | 79 mm | 11.5 h | |
| April | 4.4°C | 11.3°C | 64 mm | 13.6 h | |
| May | 7.3°C | 14.4°C | 75 mm | 15.5 h | |
| June | 10.2°C | 17.2°C | 82 mm | 16.5 h | |
| July | 11.9°C | 18.7°C | 90 mm | 16.1 h | |
| August | 11.9°C | 18.4°C | 94 mm | 14.4 h | |
| September | 10.0°C | 16.6°C | 78 mm | 12.4 h | |
| October | 8.0°C | 13.1°C | 113 mm | 10.3 h | |
| November | 5.2°C | 9.5°C | 117 mm | 8.5 h | |
| December | 3.3°C | 7.1°C | 120 mm | 7.5 h |