- Elevation
- 39 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport43 km
- TRE Tiree Airport64 km
About Loch Fada
Loch Fada is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 39 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Colonsay and Cnoc na Faire Mor.
Photos of Loch Fada
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Colonsay Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Fada
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 179 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (196 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 196 | 117 | 145 | 87 | 67 | 77 | 100 | 121 | 157 | 177 | 179 | 174 |
How to get to Loch Fada
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 123 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 43 kmsouth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 64 kmnorthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 77 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 123 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 165 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 188 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 205 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 279 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Fada
Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 2,101 natural sites, 1,039 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km183 places
- Colonsay Island 1 kmW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 4 kmN
- Oronsay Island 7 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 9 kmSW
25–60 km1,220 places
- Scarba Island 33 kmNE
- Cala Island 38 kmE
- Ulva Island 46 kmN
- Treshnish Isles Island 50 kmN
60–100 km1,794 places
- Isle of Arran Island 79 kmSE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 87 kmE
- Eigg Island 93 kmN
- Hunterston Sands Beach 90 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Colonsay Village, Argyll and Bute1.8 km NW
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Scalasaig Village, Argyll and Bute0.7 km E
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Upper Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute1 km W
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Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute1 km W
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Lower Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute2.6 km W
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Balaruminmore Village, Argyll and Bute3.7 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Colonsay Island, Argyll and Bute1 km W
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Cnoc na Faire Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute0.4 km E
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Beinn nan Gudairean Mountain, Argyll and Bute1 km N
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Carn Airigh Shomhairle Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.3 km SW
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Cnoc an t-Samhla Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.4 km S
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Carn Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.6 km NW
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Beinn Arnicil Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.3 km SW
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Loch an Sgoltaire Lake, Argyll and Bute2.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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