Wales · United Kingdom
Cardiff
National Museum Cardiff · Photo: Ham II · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Europe/London
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 372,089
- Elevation
- 17 m
- Airports
- CWL
- 15 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 5,680 km
- 7 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Cardiff, month by month
- Jan7°
- Feb7°
- Mar9°
- Apr12°
- May16°
- Jun18°
- Jul20°
- Aug20°
- Sept18°
- Oct14°
- Nov10°
- Dec8°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: June to September.
Mean highs run from 7°C in January to 20°C in July, with about 966 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for CardiffModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Cardiff
Other airports within 150 km
- BRSBristol AirportLarge · Bristol34 km from the centre
- EXTExeter International AirportMedium · Exeter85 km from the centre
- BOHBournemouth AirportMedium · Bournemouth122 km from the centre
- SOUSouthampton AirportMedium · Southampton140 km from the centre
- BHXBirmingham AirportLarge · Birmingham146 km from the centre
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBCardiff
5,680 km
7 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
From AUHCardiff
5,700 km
7 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Europe/London
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Currency
- British Pound Sterling GBPToday's indicative rate: GBP 1 ≈ USD 1.33Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergency999general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +44 · On the left
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