- Population
- 510,200
- 510.2K
- Elevation
- 550 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- BAL Batman Airport8 km
- DIY Diyarbakır Airport83 km
About Batman
Batman is a municipality. Location: Batman Province, Turkey. Population: 510,200. Elevation: 550 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Gürzedin Tepesi and Körikyolu Tepesi.
Climate of Batman
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 5° · Rain 69 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kızıltepe · 90 km southwest19°
- Cizre · 109 km southeast20°
- Silopi · 135 km southeast20°
- Hottest month
- July (day 39°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (96 mm)
- Driest month
- July (1 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 10° | 16° | 21° | 27° | 35° | 39° | 39° | 34° | 26° | 17° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 96 | 94 | 94 | 87 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 69 | 93 |
How to get to Batman
The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 8 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 4 km to the north.
Airports
- Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 8 kmnorth
- Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 83 kmwest
- Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 84 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Batman Population: 452.2K 4 kmnorth
- Mardin Population: 129.9K 70 kmsouthwest
- Siirt Population: 114K 71 kmeast
- Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 82 kmwest
- Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 90 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Batman
Within 100 km: 256 historic and cultural sites, 1,297 natural sites, 409 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km315 places
- Kışlak Historic site 23 kmS
- Puro Gölü Lake 19 kmW
- Bazya Gölü Lake 21 kmW
- Kara Göl Lake 22 kmW
25–60 km833 places
- Sabun Gölü Lake 25 kmW
- Çiftgöller Lake 26 kmW
- İbrahim Göl Lake 30 kmW
- Soğan Göl Lake 30 kmW
60–100 km814 places
- Demirkaya Historic site 68 kmE
- Gusır Gölü Lake 61 kmE
- Silvan Barajı Lake 65 kmNW
- Garzan Barajı Lake 64 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Batman and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Batman | Esenler | Üsküdar | Van |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 510.2K | 520.2K | 524.5K | 525K |
| Elevation | 550 m | 72 m | 41 m | 1,708 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 39° | 28° | 28° | 31° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -1° | 3° | 3° | -8° |
| Annual rainfall | 629 mm | 718 mm | 739 mm | 488 mm |
| Best months | Apr–May, Oct | May–Oct | May–Oct | May–Jun, Sep |
| Distance | — | 1,113 km | 1,101 km | 208 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gürzedin Tepesi Mountain, Batman1.9 km SW
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Körikyolu Tepesi Mountain, Batman3 km E
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Çuhara Tepesi Mountain, Batman3.1 km S
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Kul Tepe Mountain, Batman4.6 km N
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Künika Tepesi Mountain, Batman4.9 km E
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Hacdakan Tepesi Mountain, Batman5.2 km SW
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Kuru Pınar Natural site, Batman Province5.6 km W
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Künakuni Tepesi Mountain, Batman4.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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