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Bala

Located in Bala İlçesi, Ankara Province Coordinates: 39°33′15″ N 33°07′24″ E

Map showing the location of Bala Bala
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,314 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
ESB Esenboğa International Airport65 km
NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport150 km

About Bala

Bala is a city. Location: Bala İlçesi, Ankara Province. Elevation: 1,314 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Esenboğa International Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Kartal Tepesi and Çakır Tepe.

Climate of Bala

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 32 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Tarsus · 331 km southeast22°
  • Mersin · 332 km southeast22°
  • Adana · 344 km southeast21°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
May (56 mm)
Driest month
August (7 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 Bala
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°4°9°15°19°24°28°28°24°17°10°3°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-2°3°7°11°13°13°9°5°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)44373648563111715293246

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Bala

The nearest airport is Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), 65 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gölbaşı, 38 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) Ankara 65 kmnorth
  • Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 150 kmsoutheast
  • Konya Airport (KYA) Konya 182 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Gölbaşı Population: 165.2K 38 kmnorthwest
  • Kirikkale Population: 187K 46 kmnortheast
  • Çankaya Population: 792.2K 46 kmnorthwest
  • Ankara Population: 3.5M 47 kmnorthwest
  • Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 100 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bala

Within 100 km: 71 historic and cultural sites, 789 natural sites, 199 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

  • Süllüoğlu Tepesi Mountain 13 kmSE
  • Küre Dağı Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Tümbeksekisi Tepesi Mountain 22 kmE
  • Çatalarkaç Tepesi Mountain 17 kmS

25–60 km395 places

  • Büklükale Historic site 26 kmE
  • Lake Mogan Lake 37 kmNW
  • Hirfanlı Barajı Lake 55 kmSE
  • Lake Eymir Lake 39 kmNW

60–100 km634 places

  • Köpek Gölü Lake 85 kmS
  • İnandıktepe Historic site 98 kmN
  • Lake Tuz Lake 95 kmS
  • Yunus Emre Göleti Lake 66 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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