- Population
- 201,597
- 201.6K
- Elevation
- 981 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Places inside
- 122
- listed under Aksaray
- Airports
- NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport63 km
- ASR Kayseri Erkilet International Airport135 km
About Aksaray
Aksaray is a district. Location: Aksaray Province, Turkey. Population: 201,597. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Gümüşpınar Deresi and Melendizsuyu.
Photos of Aksaray
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Mount Hasan Dr. Hans-Helmut Bissem · Public domain
Climate of Aksaray
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 2° · Rain 34 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Tarsus · 179 km southeast22°
- Mersin · 181 km south22°
- Adana · 192 km southeast21°
- Hottest month
- July (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- April (49 mm)
- Driest month
- August (4 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) | 5° | 8° | 12° | 18° | 22° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 27° | 20° | 14° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 44 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 45 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Aksaray
The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), 63 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aksaray, 1 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 63 kmnortheast
- Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 135 kmeast
- Konya Airport (KYA) Konya 136 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Aksaray Population: 327.6K 1 kmnorthwest
- Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 87 kmnorth
- Heraclea Population: 156.3K 95 kmsouth
- Kayseri Population: 1.5M 133 kmeast
- Konya Population: 1.4M 146 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aksaray
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 210 natural sites, 110 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km20 places
- Kavaklı Tepe Mountain 24 kmNE
- Kızıltepe Paraşüt eğitim alanı Mountain 14 kmS
- Musluk Çeşmesi Natural site 16 kmN
- Hacıömer Çeşmesi Natural site 10 kmN
25–60 km85 places
- Akgöl Lake 54 kmW
- Acıgöl Lake 38 kmE
- Uluyol Sarnıcı Lake 55 kmE
- Yarık Tepe Mountain 53 kmS
60–100 km226 places
- Köpek Gölü Lake 99 kmNW
- Lake Tuz Lake 68 kmNW
- Tersakan Gölü Lake 86 kmW
- Lake Suğla Lake 99 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Aksaray
122 places- 1 Aksaray 327.6K
- 2 Bağlıkaya 2.9K
- 3 İncesu 1.7K
- 4 Sevinçli 1.6K
- 5 Karacaören 1.6K
- 6 Yuva 1.3K
- 7 Gözlükuyu 1.3K
- 8 Altınkaya 1.3K
- 9 Hırkatolu 1.2K
- 10 Gücünkaya 1.2K
- 11 Armutlu 1.1K
- 12 Akhisar 918
- 13 Gençosman 896
- 14 Akçakent 842
- 15 Acıpınar 785
- 16 Yenipınar 769
- 17 Kalebalta 680
- 18 Elmacık 673
- 19 Dikmen 656
- 20 Seleciköse 621
- 21 Çekiçler 621
- 22 Akin 588
- 23 Bağlı 578
- 24 Hatipoğlutolu 564
- 25 Alayhanı 520
- 26 Sapmaz 511
- 27 Gökçe 509
- 28 Çavdarlılar 488
- 29 Ulukışla 481
- 30 Nurgöz 457
- 31 Yapılcan 457
- 32 İsmailağatolu 455
- 33 Bebek 446
- 34 Yalnızceviz 362
- 35 Borucu 360
- 36 Yanyurt 320
- 37 Çankıllı 309
- 38 Göksügüzel 306
- 39 Baymış 295
- 40 Yalman 273
- 41 Yağan 263
- 42 Gümüşdüğün Yaylası 242
- 43 Babakonağı 237
- 44 Darıhüyük 232
- 45 Ataköy 206
- 46 Boyalı 206
- 47 Ağzıkarahan 201
- 48 Ekecikgödeler 199
- 49 Bozcatepe 183
- 50 Tatlıca 150
- 51 Ulukışlatolu 144
- 52 Salmanlı 134
- 53 Karakuyu 131
- 54 Çolaknabi 122
- 55 Fatmauşağı 85
- 56 Şeyhler 69
- 57 Büyükgüve 55
- 58 Karakova 51
- 59 Karaçayır 44
- 60 Bayındır 42
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gümüşpınar Deresi River, Aksaray Province1.6 km NE
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Melendizsuyu River, Aksaray Province5 km E
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Yeniköy Deresi River, Aksaray Province5.1 km N
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Karasu Çayı River, Aksaray Province7.8 km S
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Hacıömer Çeşmesi Natural site, Aksaray Province10 km N
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Musluk Çeşmesi Natural site, Aksaray Province16 km N
Sources & licences
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