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Village

Butan

Located in Elazığ, Turkey Coordinates: 38°26′00″ N 38°49′00″ E

Map showing the location of Butan Butan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
847 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
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Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport45 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport63 km

About Butan

Butan is a village. Location: Elazığ, Turkey. Elevation: 847 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Büyük Dere and Küçük Tepe.

Climate of Butan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 59 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 158 km southeast18°
  • Suruç · 166 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 208 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
April (70 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 Butan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°12°19°25°30°35°35°30°22°14°8°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°9°13°18°22°21°18°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)635969705617326435968

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Butan

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 44 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 45 kmnortheast
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 63 kmwest
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 84 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 44 kmnortheast
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 45 kmwest
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 87 kmsoutheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 88 kmsouthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 136 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Butan

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 244 natural sites, 240 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Pirhasan Tepesi Mountain 15 kmNE
  • Kasırı Tepesi Mountain 23 kmS
  • Karga Dağı Mountain 12 kmE
  • Hamam Tepesi Mountain 14 kmNW

25–60 km149 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 52 kmE
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 38 kmW
  • Zivar Dağı Mountain 57 kmE
  • Türkdağı Tepesi Mountain 46 kmSW

60–100 km310 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 65 kmSW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 63 kmNE
  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 95 kmS
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 80 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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