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Balkayası

Located in Ağın, Elazığ Coordinates: 38°55′31″ N 38°35′39″ E

Map showing the location of Balkayası Balkayası
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,044 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport70 km
EZS Elazığ Airport70 km

About Balkayası

Balkayası is a village. Location: Ağın, Elazığ. Elevation: 1,044 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Böğürlü Tepesi and Karakez Dağı.

Climate of Balkayası

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 72 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 215 km southeast18°
  • Suruç · 217 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 260 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (86 mm)
Driest month
August (2 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 Balkayası
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°11°18°23°29°34°34°29°21°12°6°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°12°16°20°20°16°10°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)756772786023527507286

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Balkayası

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 70 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 61 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 70 kmsouthwest
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 70 kmsoutheast
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 119 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 61 kmsoutheast
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 68 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 119 kmnortheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 132 kmsouth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 144 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Balkayası

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 246 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km23 places

  • Karakez Dağı Mountain 4 kmSW
  • Göl Dağı Mountain 23 kmW
  • Akbaba Tepesi Mountain 16 kmSE
  • Sorsarık Çeşmesi Natural site 20 kmN

25–60 km147 places

  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 48 kmS
  • Zorbehan Dağı Mountain 56 kmW
  • Yılan Dağı Mountain 43 kmNE
  • Yama Dağı Mountain 59 kmW

60–100 km350 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 86 kmSE
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 84 kmE
  • Palat Gölü Lake 67 kmN
  • Koç Gölü Lake 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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