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Lake Fad

Located in County Donegal, Ulster Coordinates: 55°11′50″ N 7°09′13″ W

Map showing the location of Lake Fad Lake Fad
Location in Ireland
Elevation
234 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pensylvania
2.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
LDY City of Derry Airport17 km
CFN Donegal Airport78 km

About Lake Fad

Lake Fad is a lake. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. Elevation: 234 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Tavash Hill and Craigawaddykeagh.

Climate of Lake Fad

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (149 mm)
Driest month
May (72 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 Lake Fad
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°12°14°16°16°14°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°10°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)14911211583728192112124147148147

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Lake Fad

The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (LDY), 17 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 103 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 17 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 78 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 78 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 197 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 216 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 263 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 298 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Pensylvania Village, County Donegal
    2.4 km S
  • Clare Village, County Donegal
    2.7 km SE
  • Drumnasade Village, County Donegal
    3 km N
  • Moville Village, County Donegal
    7.3 km E
  • Ballyargus Village, County Donegal
    3.5 km S
  • Milltown Village, County Donegal
    4.1 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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