- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport15 km
- BRR Barra Airport65 km
About Loch Fada
Loch Fada is a lake. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 5 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Loch Scadavay and Fliseabhal.
Photos of Loch Fada
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North Lee 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 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (165 mm)
- Driest month
- May (66 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 111 | 122 | 77 | 66 | 76 | 90 | 104 | 138 | 165 | 162 | 155 |
How to get to Loch Fada
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 15 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 266 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 15 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 65 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 88 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 266 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 308 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 344 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Fada
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,296 natural sites, 1,025 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km426 places
- Lingay Island 9 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 12 kmSE
- Bhalaigh Island 23 kmNE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 16 kmN
25–60 km691 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 43 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 38 kmE
- Scalpay Island 46 kmNE
- Clett Island 37 kmE
60–100 km1,227 places
- Hebrides Island 75 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 69 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 75 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 72 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles5.4 km W
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Blathaisbhal Village, Western Isles3.7 km NE
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Lochmaddy Village, Western Isles4 km E
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Strumore Village, Western Isles4.3 km E
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Ahmore Village, Western Isles5.3 km N
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Trumisgarry Village, Western Isles5.6 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Scadavay Lake, Western Isles<0.1 km N
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Fliseabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km NE
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Sgealtrabhal Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km NW
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Loch nan Eun Lake, Western Isles2 km W
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Adàm Fraoich Island, Western Isles2.3 km N
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Eilean Mossam Island, Western Isles2.7 km N
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Eilean Rainich Island, Western Isles2.9 km E
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North Uist Island, Western Isles3 km W
Sources & licences
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