- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport70 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport79 km
About Loch Fada
Loch Fada is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Lochan Tigh Choinnich and Loch Mhic Mhàirtein.
Photos of Loch Fada
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Island Macaskin Nicola Lang · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Fada
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 194 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (210 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 210 | 128 | 156 | 94 | 78 | 86 | 107 | 129 | 174 | 189 | 194 | 195 |
How to get to Loch Fada
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 70 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (79 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 89 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 70 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 79 kmsoutheast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 83 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 89 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 150 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 164 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 178 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 238 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Fada
Within 100 km: 90 historic and cultural sites, 3,090 natural sites, 1,276 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km608 places
- Scarba Island 9 kmW
- Cala Island 19 kmS
- Torsa Island Island 9 kmN
- Shuna Island 5 kmNW
25–60 km1,622 places
- Colonsay Island 42 kmW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 39 kmW
- Oronsay Island 58 kmN
- Oronsay Island 47 kmW
60–100 km2,226 places
- Isle of Arran Island 68 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 61 kmSE
- Eigg Island 88 kmNW
- Ayr Beach Beach 99 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ardfern Village, Argyll and Bute1.9 km E
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Lunga Village, Argyll and Bute2.3 km N
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Craobh Haven Village, Argyll and Bute3.4 km N
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Kintraw Village, Argyll and Bute4.1 km E
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Aird Village, Argyll and Bute4.3 km SW
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Barravullin Village, Argyll and Bute5 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lochan Tigh Choinnich Lake, Argyll and Bute0.6 km NE
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Loch Mhic Mhàirtein Lake, Argyll and Bute1.1 km S
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Druim an Achanarnaich Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.3 km SW
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Soroba Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.8 km NE
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Eilean Mhic Chrion Island, Argyll and Bute2.1 km E
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Eilean Dubh Island, Argyll and Bute2.1 km S
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Eilean na Nighinn Island, Argyll and Bute2 km SE
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Eilean Righ North Top Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km SE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Island Macaskin Island, Argyll and Bute4.8 km S
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Loch na h-Ardlaraich Lake, Argyll and Bute2.3 km NE
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Eilean Inshaig Island, Argyll and Bute2.5 km E
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Loch a' Mhadaidh Lake, Argyll and Bute2.8 km NE
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Eilean Righ Island, Argyll and Bute3 km SE
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Loch na Bèiste Lake, Argyll and Bute3.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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