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Büyük Çay

Located in Bingöl Province, Turkey Coordinates: 39°02′58″ N 40°20′53″ E

Map showing the location of Büyük Çay Büyük Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,517 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Uzunsavat
2.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
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 sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Büyük Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)1171101121309429961371114126

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

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