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Karakıl

Located in Gaziantep Province, Turkey Coordinates: 36°53′22″ N 37°07′20″ E

Map showing the location of Karakıl Karakıl
Location in Turkey
Elevation
844 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport32 km
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport74 km

About Karakıl

Karakıl is a village. Location: Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Elevation: 844 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Döşeme Tepesi and Kör Pınar.

Climate of Karakıl

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 4° · Rain 60 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 80 km west21°
  • İskenderun · 91 km west22°
  • Antakya · 115 km southwest21°
Hottest month
August (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (106 mm)
Driest month
July (1 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 Karakıl
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°14°20°26°32°35°35°32°25°17°10°
Average low (°C)-1°0°3°7°12°16°20°20°16°10°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)1058978543361353560106

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Karakıl

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 32 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kilis, 19 km to the south.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 32 kmeast
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 74 kmnorth
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 79 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 19 kmsouth
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 30 kmnortheast
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 79 kmnorth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 81 kmwest
  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 91 kmwest

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

Day trips from Karakıl

Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 579 natural sites, 216 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km185 places

  • Burç Göleti Lake 19 kmN
  • Konak Göleti Lake 16 kmSE
  • Kefiz Dağı Mountain 12 kmS
  • Dümbüllü Dağı Mountain 12 kmSW

25–60 km281 places

  • Örmeli Göl Lake 44 kmNW
  • Kara Göl Lake 44 kmNW
  • Fevzipaşa Gölü Lake 51 kmNW
  • Kayacıik Barajı Lake 34 kmE

60–100 km395 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 89 kmNW
  • Tell Atchana Historic site 98 kmSW
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 62 kmNW
  • İnekli Göl Lake 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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