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Balaban Dağları

Located in Ankara Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°12′15″ N 32°27′42″ E

Map showing the location of Balaban Dağları Balaban Dağları
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,057 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bayat
3 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
ESB Esenboğa International Airport46 km
ONQ Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport148 km

About Balaban Dağları

Balaban Dağları is a mountain. Location: Ankara Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,057 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Esenboğa International Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Göl Dağı and Asartepe Barajı.

Climate of Balaban Dağları

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 0° · Rain 37 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
December (66 mm)
Driest month
August (15 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 Balaban Dağları
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°5°10°16°21°25°29°29°25°18°11°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°4°8°11°14°14°10°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)604746485939201517273766

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Balaban Dağları

The nearest airport is Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), 46 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ankara, 46 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) Ankara 46 kmeast
  • Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport (ONQ) Zonguldak 148 kmnorth
  • Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 167 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ankara Population: 3.5M 46 kmsoutheast
  • Çankaya Population: 792.2K 47 kmsoutheast
  • Gölbaşı Population: 165.2K 55 kmsoutheast
  • Bolu Population: 184.7K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Kirikkale Population: 187K 98 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Balaban Dağları

Within 100 km: 71 historic and cultural sites, 769 natural sites, 233 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km33 places

  • Asartepe Barajı Lake 8 kmSW
  • Büyüksivri Tepesi Mountain 24 kmS
  • Dümen Tepesi Mountain 13 kmW
  • Hızır Tepesi Mountain 16 kmNE

25–60 km694 places

  • Lake Mogan Lake 56 kmSE
  • Yunus Emre Göleti Lake 27 kmSE
  • Lake Eymir Lake 52 kmSE
  • Eğrekkaya Barajı Lake 36 kmNE

60–100 km346 places

  • İnandıktepe Historic site 93 kmE
  • Sazak Göleti Lake 84 kmSW
  • Ilıca Barajı Lake 89 kmS
  • Yeniçağa Gölü Lake 74 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bayat Village, Ayaş İlçesi
    3 km SW
  • Feruz Village, Ayaş İlçesi
    2.7 km NE
  • Pınaryaka Village, Ayaş İlçesi
    3.7 km SE
  • Evci Village, Ayaş İlçesi
    4.4 km NE
  • Ortabereket Village, Ayaş İlçesi
    8.7 km S
  • Örencik Village, Kızılcahamam İlçesi
    5.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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