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Lochan Fada

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°41′12″ N 5°19′02″ W

Map showing the location of Lochan Fada Lochan Fada
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
310 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kinlochewe
9.2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport78 km
SYY Stornoway Airport84 km

About Lochan Fada

Lochan Fada is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 310 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Meall Daimh and Meall Fhuaran.

Climate of Lochan Fada

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 283 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
December (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (283 mm)
Driest month
May (114 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 Lochan Fada
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)277191235132114126139161232264283274

How to get to Lochan Fada

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 78 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 196 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 78 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 84 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 124 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 196 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 203 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 213 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 233 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 346 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Lochan Fada

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 4,012 natural sites, 1,052 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km513 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 10 kmW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 12 kmW
  • Gruinard Island Island 24 kmN
  • Isle of Ewe Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,580 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 56 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 38 kmN
  • Moy Island Island 49 kmE
  • Eilean Trodday Island 59 kmW

60–100 km3,009 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 71 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 91 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 82 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 83 kmW

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