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Kara Göl

Located in Bayburt Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°31′29″ N 40°21′47″ E

Map showing the location of Kara Göl Kara Göl
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,804 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ardıçgöze
3.6 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
TZX Trabzon International Airport71 km
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport83 km

About Kara Göl

Kara Göl is a lake. Location: Bayburt Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,804 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Trabzon International Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Karakaya Tepe and Haldizen Dağı.

Climate of Kara Göl

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -8° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 371 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 371 km south19°
  • Cizre · 389 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (102 mm)
Driest month
August (34 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 Kara Göl
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°4°10°14°18°19°16°9°1°-5°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-11°-4°-1°2°5°5°2°-3°-8°-12°
Precipitation (mm)5147568710277363444756963

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Kara Göl

The nearest airport is Trabzon International Airport (TZX), 71 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rize, 57 km to the north.

Airports

  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 71 kmnorthwest
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 83 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 57 kmnorth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 76 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 115 kmsouthwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 163 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kara Göl

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 617 natural sites, 372 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km40 places

  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Yamalı Dağ Mountain 15 kmSE
  • Kirazlı Dağ Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Kemer Dağı Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km214 places

  • Salyazı Barajı Lake 56 kmSW
  • Çakır Gölü Lake 57 kmW
  • Yedi Göller Lake 46 kmE
  • Zilfo Dağı Mountain 36 kmW

60–100 km748 places

  • Hıdırnebi Mountain 93 kmNW
  • Hidirnebi Plateau Natural site 92 kmNW
  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 87 kmNE
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 86 kmNE

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