- Elevation
- 131 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport15 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport49 km
About Loch Fada
Loch Fada is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 131 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Loch Leathann and Beinn Dubh.
Photos of Loch Fada
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Am Fraoch Eilean Mary and Angus Hogg · 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 5° · Rain 179 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (198 mm)
- Driest month
- May (75 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 198 | 120 | 153 | 96 | 75 | 86 | 107 | 125 | 157 | 181 | 179 | 176 |
How to get to Loch Fada
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 15 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 118 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 15 kmsouthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 49 kmsoutheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 91 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 118 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 134 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 185 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 210 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 274 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Fada
Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 1,733 natural sites, 933 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km299 places
- Texa Island Island 20 kmS
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 24 kmN
- Islay Island 4 kmW
- Eilean a’ Chùirn Island 16 kmSE
25–60 km774 places
- Isle of Arran Island 60 kmE
- Colonsay Island 30 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 34 kmN
- Scarba Island 50 kmNE
60–100 km1,656 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 76 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 97 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 78 kmE
- Portstewart Beach Beach 79 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kilmeny Village, Argyll and Bute2.8 km NW
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Ballygrant Village, Argyll and Bute2.9 km NW
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Isle of Islay Village, Argyll and Bute6.6 km W
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Barr Village, Argyll and Bute3.4 km S
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Keills Village, Argyll and Bute5.1 km N
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Mulindry Village, Argyll and Bute6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Leathann Lake, Argyll and Bute0.5 km SE
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Beinn Dubh Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.4 km E
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Eilean Fraoich Island, Argyll and Bute1.4 km N
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Loch Bharradail Lake, Argyll and Bute1.6 km W
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Loch Lossit Lake, Argyll and Bute1.6 km N
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Eilean Mhic Iain Island, Argyll and Bute1.6 km N
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Dun Bhorariac Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.2 km N
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Loch Ballygrant Lake, Argyll and Bute2.6 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Am Fraoch Eilean Island, Argyll and Bute6.2 km E
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Loch nan Cadhan Lake, Argyll and Bute3.2 km N
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Glas Eilean Island, Argyll and Bute4.2 km NE
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Eilean Mhuireill Island, Argyll and Bute4.3 km NW
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Loch Allan Lake, Argyll and Bute4.4 km N
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Loch Finlaggan Lake, Argyll and Bute4.4 km NW
Sources & licences
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