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Şavşat Çay

Located in Artvin Province, Turkey Coordinates: 41°17′00″ N 42°13′00″ E

Map showing the location of Şavşat Çay Şavşat Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
856 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Çayağzı
1.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–October
See the climate
Airports
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport63 km
KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport102 km

About Şavşat Çay

Şavşat Çay is a river. Location: Artvin Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May–October. The nearest airport is Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include İmerhav Çayı and Meydancık Çayı.

Climate of Şavşat Çay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (88 mm)
Driest month
March (49 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 Şavşat Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°11°17°21°25°29°29°25°19°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°6°10°13°16°15°12°8°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)675949627688575756747579

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

How to get to Şavşat Çay

The nearest airport is Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS), 63 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batumi, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 63 kmnorthwest
  • David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 102 kmnorth
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 110 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 116 kmnorth
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 145 kmwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 172 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 188 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Şavşat Çay

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 280 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km55 places

  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Akgöl Lake 17 kmSE
  • Kara Göller Lake 20 kmS
  • Ziyaret Dağı Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km208 places

  • Kintrishi Reserve Natural site 52 kmN
  • Mtirala National Park Natural site 54 kmNW
  • Acharistsqali River 51 kmNW
  • Machakhlistsqali River 49 kmNW

60–100 km304 places

  • Meskhetis Kedi Mountain 67 kmNE
  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 96 kmE
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 92 kmE
  • Tmogvi Castle Historic site 93 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Çayağzı Village, Şavşat İlçesi
    1.8 km SE
  • Üzümlü Village, Şavşat İlçesi
    1.7 km S
  • Eskikale Village, Şavşat İlçesi
    3.1 km W
  • Küplüce Village, Şavşat İlçesi
    3.5 km E
  • Okçular Village, Şavşat İlçesi
    1.4 km E
  • Çukur Village, Şavşat İlçesi
    5.4 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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