- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport3 km
- BRR Barra Airport48 km
About Loch Fada
Loch Fada is a lake. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 8 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Fraoich and Eilean Iain.
Climate of Loch Fada
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (160 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 109 | 120 | 75 | 64 | 73 | 88 | 102 | 136 | 160 | 157 | 151 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Fada
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 3 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 260 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 3 kmnorth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 48 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 105 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 260 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 305 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 330 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Fada
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,158 natural sites, 963 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km389 places
- Siolaigh Mor Island 15 kmSE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 15 kmNE
- Dùn Mòr Island 11 kmS
- Bhorogaigh Island 11 kmN
25–60 km513 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 44 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 54 kmS
- Lingay Island 27 kmN
- Clett Island 45 kmE
60–100 km1,239 places
- Hebrides Island 63 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 69 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 60 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 78 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Benbecula Village, Western Isles1.5 km E
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Griminish Village, Western Isles0.9 km S
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Sliabh na h-Airde Village, Western Isles1.5 km N
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Torium Village, Western Isles1.7 km S
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Baile nan Cailleach Village, Western Isles2 km NW
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Balivanich Village, Western Isles2.6 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Fraoich Island, Western Isles0.9 km NE
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Eilean Iain Island, Western Isles1.1 km NE
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Dùn Anais Island, Western Isles2.1 km SE
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Eilean a' Gnip Island, Western Isles2.2 km SE
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Dùn Buidhe Island, Western Isles2.2 km NE
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Dùn Ruadh Island, Western Isles2.3 km SE
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Stiaraval Mountain, Western Isles3 km E
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Eilean Chrossain Island, Western Isles3.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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