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Kuru Çay

Located in Erzincan Province, Turkey Coordinates: 39°29′27″ N 38°34′43″ E

Map showing the location of Kuru Çay Kuru Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
884 m
above sea level
Nearest town
İliç
4 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
ERC Erzincan Airport85 km
EZS Elazığ Airport116 km

About Kuru Çay

Kuru Çay is a river. Location: Erzincan Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Tavuk Çayı and Maden Deresi.

Climate of Kuru Çay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 6° · Rain 68 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 272 km southeast18°
  • Suruç · 280 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 310 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (79 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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Climate of Kuru Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°18°24°29°34°34°30°22°13°7°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°9°13°17°20°20°16°11°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)6759687868317511496879

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kuru Çay

The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (ERC), 85 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzincan, 83 km to the east.

Airports

  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 85 kmeast
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 116 kmsoutheast
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 125 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 83 kmeast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 129 kmsouth
  • Sivas Population: 264K 137 kmwest
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 159 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kuru Çay

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 210 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Palat Gölü Lake 6 kmNE
  • Üçpınar Dağı Mountain 18 kmN
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 10 kmNE
  • Piliç Dağı Mountain 20 kmW

25–60 km147 places

  • Yılan Dağı Mountain 40 kmSE
  • Vank Dağı Mountain 32 kmNE
  • Üçlerbaba Tepesi Mountain 51 kmNW
  • Tanerli Dağı Mountain 52 kmNE

60–100 km303 places

  • Kuru Göl Lake 94 kmW
  • Tötürge Gölü Lake 95 kmNW
  • Aşağıtepecik Gölü Lake 61 kmN
  • Kılıçkaya Barajı Lake 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • İliç City, İliç İlçesi
    4 km S
  • Yeşilyurt Village, İliç İlçesi
    1.7 km SE
  • Atma Village, İliç İlçesi
    4.3 km E
  • Çaltı Village, İliç İlçesi
    4.3 km SE
  • Çöpler Village, İliç İlçesi
    5.9 km SW
  • İliç Bucağı Municipality, Erzincan Province
    4.8 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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