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Akçay

Located in Edremit İlçesi, Balıkesir Province Coordinates: 39°35′09″ N 26°55′26″ E

Akçay
Antoloji · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
5,341
5.3K
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MaySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
EDO Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport8 km
MJT Mytilene International Airport65 km

About Akçay

Akçay is a village. Location: Edremit İlçesi, Balıkesir Province. Population: 5,341. Elevation: 6 m.

From Wikipedia

Akçay (in Turkish: White Creek) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Edremit, Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,478 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). Akçay is located in the Edremit Bay at the coast of north-eastern Aegean Sea, across the Greek island Lesbos. It is 10 km west of Edremit on the highway D560 (E-87) to Altınoluk. With its long beach and clear sea, it is a highly popular summer resort for domestic tourists.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Akçay

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 99 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Aydin · 209 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
December (135 mm)
Driest month
July (9 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 Akçay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°12°14°19°24°29°31°31°28°22°17°13°
Average low (°C)4°4°6°10°14°18°20°20°17°13°9°6°
Precipitation (mm)1068771554020910213999135

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

How to get to Akçay

The nearest airport is Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (EDO), 8 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Çanakkale, 77 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (EDO) Edremit 8 kmsoutheast
  • Mytilene International Airport (MJT) Mytilene 65 kmsouthwest
  • Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) Çanakkale 75 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Çanakkale Population: 143.6K 77 kmnorthwest
  • Balıkesir Population: 238.2K 83 kmeast
  • Manisa Population: 244K 117 kmsouth
  • Çiğli Population: 214.1K 122 kmsouth
  • Bandırma Population: 107.6K 124 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Akçay

Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 268 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Aslı Adacığı Island 25 kmSW
  • Yüksek Tepe Mountain 11 kmNW
  • Koca Dağ Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Kaz Dağı Mountain 15 kmNW

25–60 km178 places

  • Pınar Adası Island 39 kmSW
  • Maden Adası Island 37 kmSW
  • Kız Adası Island 27 kmSW
  • Kara Adası Island 31 kmSW

60–100 km406 places

  • W Beach Beach 83 kmNW
  • V Beach Beach 81 kmNW
  • S Beach Beach 80 kmNW
  • X Beach Beach 83 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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