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Village

Dolunay

Located in Ardahan Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°48′12″ N 42°28′10″ E

Map showing the location of Dolunay Dolunay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,211 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport61 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport115 km

About Dolunay

Dolunay is a village. Location: Ardahan Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,211 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Kaymak Tepesi and Kılıçboğazı Deresi.

Climate of Dolunay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -6° · Rain 44 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 387 km south20°
  • Silopi · 396 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (84 mm)
Driest month
January (31 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 Dolunay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°1°8°13°17°22°23°19°12°4°-2°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-9°-2°2°4°8°7°3°-1°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)313438588479544736514436

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Dolunay

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 61 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (115 km). The nearest large city is Batumi, 117 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 61 kmsoutheast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 115 kmnorthwest
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 117 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 130 kmsouth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 142 kmsouthwest
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 164 kmnorth
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 166 kmwest

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

Day trips from Dolunay

Within 100 km: 54 historic and cultural sites, 380 natural sites, 350 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km55 places

  • Zamp Dağı Mountain 14 kmNW
  • Serekli Dağ Mountain 20 kmW
  • Erdavut Dağı Mountain 13 kmSW
  • Serban Tepesi Mountain 24 kmSW

25–60 km234 places

  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 41 kmN
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 46 kmE
  • Akgöl Lake 40 kmN
  • Kara Göller Lake 38 kmNW

60–100 km495 places

  • Ani Historic site 99 kmE
  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 99 kmNE
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 95 kmNE
  • Tmogvi Castle Historic site 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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