- Elevation
- 32 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CFN Donegal Airport2 km
- LDY City of Derry Airport74 km
About Lough Fadda
Lough Fadda is a lake. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. Elevation: 32 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (2 km). Nearby sights include Lough Fad and Carnboy.
Climate of Lough Fadda
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 195 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (200 mm)
- Driest month
- May (97 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 200 | 142 | 149 | 104 | 97 | 101 | 124 | 139 | 162 | 198 | 195 | 196 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Lough Fadda
The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (CFN), 2 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) (130 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 161 km to the east.
Airports
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 2 kmnorthwest
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 74 kmeast
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 130 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 161 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 233 kmsoutheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 265 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 273 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 339 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Fadda
Within 100 km: 77 historic and cultural sites, 659 natural sites, 594 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km276 places
- Umfin Island Island 8 kmNW
- Rutland Island Island 11 kmSW
- Inishkeeragh Island 15 kmSW
- Inishinny Island 5 kmN
25–60 km521 places
- Island Roy Island 37 kmNE
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 53 kmE
- Tory Island Island 26 kmN
- Station Island Island 55 kmSE
60–100 km533 places
- Benone Beach Beach 93 kmE
- Portstewart Strand Beach 100 kmE
- Strandhill Beach Beach 87 kmS
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 90 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Rann Na Feirste Village, County Donegal0.4 km SE
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Annagary Village, County Donegal1.7 km S
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Derrybeg Village, County Donegal5.4 km N
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Gweedore Village, County Donegal5.3 km E
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Bunbeg Village, County Donegal2.7 km N
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Loughanure Village, County Donegal4.6 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lough Fad Lake, County Donegal1.4 km E
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Carnboy Natural site, County Donegal3 km NW
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Lough Naweeloge Lake, County Donegal2.2 km W
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Gweedore River River, County Donegal1.7 km NW
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Lough Navreaguoge Lake, County Donegal3.7 km SW
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Clady River River, County Donegal2.4 km N
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Mullaghderg Lough Lake, County Donegal4 km W
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Heather Lough Lake, County Donegal4.1 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Ireland
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Inishmeane Island, County Donegal7.7 km N -
Bo Island Island, County Donegal5.1 km N
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Inishfree Lower Island, County Donegal5.3 km NW
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Island Trairagh Island, County Donegal5.6 km S
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Go Island Island, County Donegal5.7 km NW
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Allagh Island Island, County Donegal6 km NW
Sources & licences
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