Cardiff
City in United Kingdom: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Cardiffmontage3: MichiganCharms, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Cardiff is a city in United Kingdom, in Wales. About 372,089 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of United Kingdom in our atlas.
It lies at 51.48° N, 3.18° W, about 17 m (56 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/London time zone.
Location
Red dot: Cardiff. Green dots: other major cities of United Kingdom. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Cardiff has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 20°C (68°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 2°C (36°F). Around 966 mm (38 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in United KingdomNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bristol · 40 km
- Birmingham · 142 km
- Coventry · 155 km
- Leicester · 191 km
- London · 211 km
- Birkenhead · 213 km
- Liverpool · 215 km
- Manchester · 231 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2653822 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q10690 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Cardiffmontage3: MichiganCharms, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)