- Elevation
- 1,491 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- BGG Bingöl Airport48 km
- ERC Erzincan Airport87 km
About Akpınar
Akpınar is a village. Location: Karakoçan, Elazığ. Elevation: 1,491 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Kulak Pınarı and Ulu Tepe.
Climate of Akpınar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 1° · Rain 107 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Viranşehir · 208 km south18°
- Kızıltepe · 214 km south19°
- Cizre · 266 km southeast20°
- Hottest month
- July (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- December (127 mm)
- Driest month
- August (5 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° | 8° | 15° | 21° | 27° | 32° | 32° | 27° | 19° | 11° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -6° | -1° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 16° | 12° | 7° | 1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 108 | 111 | 117 | 85 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 107 | 127 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Akpınar
The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 39 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 48 kmsoutheast
- Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 87 kmnorthwest
- Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 89 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bingoel Population: 128.9K 39 kmsoutheast
- Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 89 kmsouthwest
- Erzincan Population: 150.7K 91 kmnorthwest
- Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 129 kmsouth
- Erzurum Population: 767.8K 137 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Akpınar
Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 698 natural sites, 514 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km42 places
- Özlüce Barajı Lake 12 kmNE
- Cayit Barajı Lake 20 kmE
- Sancak Tepesi Mountain 13 kmE
- Kürdilik Dağı Mountain 23 kmSE
25–60 km211 places
- Yayla Tepe Mountain 42 kmE
- Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 52 kmSE
- Ziri Dağı Mountain 47 kmSW
- Yeldağı Tepe Mountain 39 kmNW
60–100 km966 places
- Lake Hazar Lake 89 kmSW
- Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 72 kmSW
- Dipni Barajı Lake 69 kmS
- Silvan Barajı Lake 98 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kulak Pınarı Natural site, Elazığ3.8 km W
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Ulu Tepe Mountain, Karakoçan7.4 km SE
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Değirmen Dere River, Elazığ6 km NW
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Corivanksuyu River, Bingöl Province6 km NW
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Kızıl Dağ Mountain, Karakoçan8.3 km S
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Büyük Su River, Turkey6 km NW
Sources & licences
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