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Karaçan

Located in Karakoçan, Elazığ Coordinates: 39°08′40″ N 40°13′13″ E

Map showing the location of Karaçan Karaçan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,517 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
BGG Bingöl Airport45 km
ERC Erzincan Airport87 km

About Karaçan

Karaçan is a village. Location: Karakoçan, Elazığ. Elevation: 1,517 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Sancak Tepesi and Özlüce Barajı.

Climate of Karaçan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 1° · Rain 114 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 217 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 220 km south19°
  • Cizre · 265 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
April (130 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Karaçan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°14°21°26°32°32°28°19°11°4°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-1°5°9°13°17°17°12°7°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)1161091111309629861371114129

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Karaçan

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 45 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 37 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 45 kmsoutheast
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 87 kmnorthwest
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 101 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 37 kmsoutheast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 101 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 124 kmnortheast
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 137 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Karaçan

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 816 natural sites, 557 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 5 kmNW
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 16 kmSE
  • Seyidkasım Dağı Mountain 25 kmNE
  • Sancak Tepesi Mountain 7 kmSE

25–60 km214 places

  • Yayla Tepe Mountain 35 kmSE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 54 kmS
  • Ziri Dağı Mountain 59 kmSW
  • Yeldağı Tepe Mountain 46 kmW

60–100 km1,123 places

  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 84 kmSW
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 76 kmS
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 99 kmSE
  • Koç Gölü Lake 88 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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