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Village

Karataş

Located in Palu İlçesi, Elazığ Coordinates: 38°37′05″ N 39°54′23″ E

Map showing the location of Karataş Karataş
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,238 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport54 km
BGG Bingöl Airport66 km

About Karataş

Karataş is a village. Location: Palu İlçesi, Elazığ. Elevation: 1,238 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Serin Dağ and Rupin Dağı.

Climate of Karataş

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 101 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 156 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 170 km south19°
  • Suruç · 224 km southwest20°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (125 mm)
Driest month
August (3 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 Karataş
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°17°23°29°34°34°30°21°13°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°7°11°15°20°19°15°9°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)119109114112761853859101125

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Karataş

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 59 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 54 kmwest
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 66 kmnortheast
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 84 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 59 kmnortheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 60 kmwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 83 kmsouth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 109 kmsouthwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 130 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Karataş

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 306 natural sites, 350 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Veşin Dağı Mountain 11 kmSE
  • Sığık Dağı Mountain 19 kmS
  • Serin Dağ Mountain 6 kmS
  • Kürtbelik Dağı Mountain 18 kmE

25–60 km188 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 46 kmW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 37 kmW
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 35 kmSE
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 59 kmNE

60–100 km438 places

  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 62 kmS
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 83 kmE
  • Gözegölü Sulama Göleti Lake 73 kmS
  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 66 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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