Village

Kalkankaya

Located in Karakoçan, Elazığ Coordinates: 38°57′03″ N 40°05′58″ E

Location in Turkey

Elevation: 1,167 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: BGG Bingöl Airport44 km; EZS Elazığ Airport81 km

About Kalkankaya

Kalkankaya is a village. Location: Karakoçan, Elazığ. Elevation: 1,167 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Uzakyığ Dere and Kızıl Dağ.

Climate of Kalkankaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 106 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Viranşehir · 194 km south18°
Kızıltepe · 200 km south19°
Cizre · 256 km southeast20°

Hottest month: July (day 35°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: December (129 mm)
Driest month: August (4 mm)

3° -5°

5° -4°

11° 1°

17° 6°

24° 11°

30° 15°

35° 19°

35° 18°

30° 14°

22° 9°

13° 3°

6° -2°

Jan

125

Feb

113

Mar

114

Apr

114

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

106

Dec

129

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 Kalkankaya
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	11°	17°	24°	30°	35°	35°	30°	22°	13°	6°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-4°	1°	6°	11°	15°	19°	18°	14°	9°	3°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	125	113	114	114	80	22	6	4	9	60	106	129

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kalkankaya

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 35 km to the east.

Airports

Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 44 kmeast
Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 81 kmsouthwest
Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 98 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Bingoel Population: 128.9K 35 kmeast
Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 82 kmwest
Erzincan Population: 150.7K 102 kmnorthwest
Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 116 kmsouth
Erzurum Population: 767.8K 147 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kalkankaya

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 482 natural sites, 430 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km46 places

Cayit Barajı Lake 22 kmNE
Taşkent Tepe Mountain 13 kmS
Sancak Tepesi Mountain 20 kmNE
Kürdilik Dağı Mountain 13 kmSE

25–60 km226 places

Dipni Barajı Lake 56 kmS
Özlüce Barajı Lake 25 kmN
Yayla Tepe Mountain 42 kmE
Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 42 kmSE

60–100 km647 places

Lake Hazar Lake 79 kmSW
Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 63 kmSW
Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 99 kmS
Silvan Barajı Lake 89 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Uzakyığ Dere River, Elazığ
1.8 km W
Kızıl Dağ Mountain, Karakoçan
5.6 km N
Sarıçan Dere River, Elazığ
5.2 km S
Çile Dağı Mountain, Karakoçan
8.8 km W
Ulu Tepe Mountain, Karakoçan
11 km NE
Büyükkoruca Tepe Mountain, Elazığ
13 km E