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Village

Arak

Located in Artvin Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°56′00″ N 42°15′00″ E

Map showing the location of Arak Arak
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,453 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 Airport84 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport93 km

About Arak

Arak is a village. Location: Artvin Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,453 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Kırasu Deresi and Kırkpınar Deresi.

Climate of Arak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -7° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (88 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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 Arak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°0°7°12°16°21°22°18°11°3°-3°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-10°-4°0°3°6°6°2°-2°-7°-12°
Precipitation (mm)454446658885605547646052

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Arak

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 84 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (93 km). The nearest large city is Batumi, 94 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 84 kmsoutheast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 93 kmnorthwest
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 121 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 141 kmsouthwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 146 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 151 kmsoutheast
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 153 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Arak

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 383 natural sites, 340 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km55 places

  • Akgöl Lake 23 kmN
  • Kara Göller Lake 19 kmN
  • Ziyaret Dağı Mountain 19 kmN
  • Zamp Dağı Mountain 10 kmSE

25–60 km270 places

  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 29 kmNE
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 37 kmNW
  • Gülbaşı Gölü Lake 49 kmNE
  • Kireçli Göl Lake 44 kmS

60–100 km415 places

  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 86 kmE
  • Kintrishi Reserve Natural site 90 kmN
  • Bat’umis Qure Natural site 95 kmNW
  • Mtirala National Park Natural site 90 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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