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Akçay

Located in İskenderun İlçesi, Hatay Province Coordinates: 36°36′12″ N 36°12′01″ E

Map showing the location of Akçay Akçay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayNovember
See the climate
Airports
HTY Hatay Airport28 km
ALP Aleppo International Airport103 km

About Akçay

Akçay is a neighbourhood. Location: İskenderun İlçesi, Hatay Province. The best months to visit are April–May, November. The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Almadagh and Çağşak Tepesi.

Climate of Akçay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 22° · Night 12° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night 7°)
Wettest month
December (158 mm)
Driest month
July (7 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 Akçay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°16°19°24°28°32°34°35°33°29°22°16°
Average low (°C)7°7°10°14°18°22°25°25°22°18°12°9°
Precipitation (mm)14412811984552078226087158

Other places to visit in this season: April May November

How to get to Akçay

The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (HTY), 28 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aleppo International Airport (ALP) (103 km). The nearest large city is İskenderun, 3 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 28 kmsouth
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 103 kmsoutheast
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 106 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 3 kmsouthwest
  • Arsuz Population: 109.6K 35 kmsouthwest
  • Antakya Population: 399K 44 kmsouth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 52 kmnorth
  • Samandağ Population: 123.4K 61 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Akçay

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 466 natural sites, 205 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km124 places

  • Demrekgölü Lake 23 kmE
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 5 kmSE
  • Nur Mountains Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Karlık Tepe Mountain 16 kmSW

25–60 km309 places

  • Tell Atchana Historic site 44 kmS
  • Ömer Gölü Island 50 kmW
  • Yapı Gölü Lake 57 kmW
  • Eşemen Gölü Lake 52 kmW

60–100 km286 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 77 kmN
  • Küçük Ada Island 71 kmW
  • Nergizi Adasi Island 63 kmW
  • Örmeli Göl Lake 76 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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