- Elevation
- 1,517 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- BGG Bingöl Airport30 km
- ERC Erzincan Airport102 km
About Büyük Çay
Büyük Çay is a river. Location: Bingöl Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Cayit Barajı and Ziyaret Deresi.
Climate of Büyük Çay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 1° · Rain 114 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kızıltepe · 208 km south19°
- Viranşehir · 210 km south18°
- Cizre · 250 km southeast20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- April (130 mm)
- Driest month
- August (6 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) | 1° | 2° | 7° | 14° | 21° | 27° | 32° | 32° | 28° | 20° | 11° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -6° | -1° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 17° | 12° | 7° | 1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 110 | 112 | 130 | 94 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 114 | 126 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Büyük Çay
The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 30 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 22 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 30 kmsoutheast
- Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 102 kmnorthwest
- Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 105 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bingoel Population: 128.9K 22 kmsoutheast
- Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 106 kmsouthwest
- Erzincan Population: 150.7K 106 kmnorthwest
- Erzurum Population: 767.8K 124 kmnortheast
- Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 127 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Büyük Çay
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 820 natural sites, 542 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km51 places
- Özlüce Barajı Lake 20 kmNW
- Cayit Barajı Lake 3 kmSW
- Yayla Tepe Mountain 21 kmE
- Sancak Tepesi Mountain 9 kmNW
25–60 km220 places
- Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 41 kmS
- Yeldağı Tepe Mountain 59 kmW
- Taşkent Tepe Mountain 32 kmSW
- Siper Tepesi Mountain 40 kmN
60–100 km1,097 places
- Seki Gölü Lake 95 kmE
- Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 87 kmSW
- Dipni Barajı Lake 66 kmS
- Silvan Barajı Lake 85 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Uzunsavat Village, Bingol2.1 km SW
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Balıklıçay Village, Bingol2.8 km SE
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Kuşkondu Village, Bingol2.8 km NW
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Arıcılar Village, Bingol3.6 km W
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Sutgolu Village, Bingol4.7 km N
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Yaygınçayır Village, Bingol4.9 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cayit Barajı Lake, Bingöl Province2.5 km SW
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Ziyaret Deresi River, Bingöl Province2.7 km E
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Kerinsuyu River, Bingöl Province6.4 km NE
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Gökçe Dere River, Bingöl Province7.9 km SW
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Çayırlık Deresi River, Bingöl Province8.3 km NE
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Gayi Dere River, Bingöl Province8.5 km SW
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Koruca Dağı Mountain, Bingol10 km SW
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Akpınar Dağı Mountain, Bingol10 km SE
Sources & licences
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