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Village

Varan

Located in Mutki İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°35′00″ N 41°45′00″ E

Map showing the location of Varan Varan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,737 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport20 km
BAL Batman Airport91 km

About Varan

Varan is a village. Location: Mutki İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 1,737 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Aghperig Monastery and Hindanik Deresi.

Climate of Varan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 112 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 144 km south20°
  • Silopi · 162 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 186 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
April (126 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Varan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°12°18°24°29°29°25°17°8°1°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-4°2°6°10°14°14°10°5°-1°-6°
Precipitation (mm)1001111131267824661273112112

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Varan

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 20 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 75 km to the south.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 20 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 91 kmsouthwest
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 105 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 75 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 94 kmsouthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 114 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 143 kmeast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 144 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Varan

Within 100 km: 100 historic and cultural sites, 795 natural sites, 365 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km24 places

  • Kuşçudağı Tepe Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Kelhar Tepesi Mountain 22 kmE
  • Kaniberim Mountains Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Çayır Dağı Mountain 15 kmW

25–60 km151 places

  • Lake Nemrut Lake 41 kmE
  • Lake Nazik Lake 56 kmNE
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 35 kmS
  • Nilüfer Gölü Lake 54 kmN

60–100 km1,085 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 87 kmS
  • Simhaç Adası Island 79 kmE
  • Şahur Adası Island 94 kmE
  • Seki Gölü Lake 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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