City

Iğdır

Located in Iğdır İlçesi, Iğdır Province Coordinates: 39°55′25″ N 44°02′42″ E

Location in Turkey

Population: 101,700; 101.7K
Elevation: 860 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: MaySeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: IGD Iğdır Airport16 km; EVN Zvartnots International Airport39 km

About Iğdır

Iğdır is a city. Location: Iğdır İlçesi, Iğdır Province. Population: 101,700. Elevation: 860 m. The best months to visit are May, September–October. The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Kızılcık Tepesi and Merelikasımtiği Tepesi.

Climate of Iğdır

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 1° · Rain 18 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Silopi · 328 km southwest20°
Cizre · 331 km southwest20°

Hottest month: July (day 32°)
Coldest month: January (night -7°)
Wettest month: May (47 mm)
Driest month: August (10 mm)

2° -7°

4° -5°

11° 0°

18° 6°

23° 10°

28° 14°

32° 18°

32° 17°

28° 12°

20° 7°

11° 1°

5° -4°

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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 Iğdır
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	4°	11°	18°	23°	28°	32°	32°	28°	20°	11°	5°
Average low (°C)	-7°	-5°	0°	6°	10°	14°	18°	17°	12°	7°	1°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	17	21	23	35	47	32	13	10	10	27	18	15

Other places to visit in this season: May September October

How to get to Iğdır

The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (IGD), 16 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) (39 km). The nearest large city is Ağrı, 89 km to the west.

Airports

Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 16 kmwest
Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 39 kmnortheast
Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 92 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Ağrı Population: 124.5K 89 kmwest
Van Population: 525K 169 kmsouth
Rustavi Population: 128.2K 198 kmnortheast
Tbilisi Population: 1M 207 kmnorth
Ganja Population: 330.7K 214 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Iğdır

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 162 natural sites, 119 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km20 places

Erhacı Gölü Lake 7 kmSE
Sıçanlı Dağ Mountain 24 kmSW
Pamukdağı Tepe Mountain 18 kmS
Aracık Dağı Mountain 21 kmE

25–60 km94 places

Saz Gölü Lake 28 kmS
Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 36 kmS
Lake Balık Lake 44 kmW
Abbasgöl Lake 38 kmW

60–100 km224 places

Ani Historic site 76 kmNW
Turna Gölü Lake 96 kmNW
Gelört Gölü Lake 98 kmNW
Deniz Gölü Lake 100 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Iğdır and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure	Iğdır	Zonguldak	Mustafakemalpaşa	Suruç
Population	101.7K	101.7K	101.4K	101.2K
Elevation	860 m	24 m	25 m	499 m
Summer day (hottest month)	32°	26°	29°	40°
Winter night (coldest month)	-7°	3°	1°	0°
Annual rainfall	268 mm	978 mm	636 mm	382 mm
Best months	May, Sep–Oct	May–Sep	May, Sep–Oct	Apr, Nov
Distance	—	1,049 km	1,334 km	589 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kızılcık Tepesi Mountain, Iğdır İlçesi
8.6 km SE
Merelikasımtiği Tepesi Mountain, Iğdır İlçesi
9.1 km E
Erhacı Gölü Lake, Iğdır Province
6.7 km SE
Genuti Mountain, Iğdır Province
8.3 km SE
Kızmezarı Tepesi Mountain, Iğdır İlçesi
13 km W
Mağara Tepesi Mountain, Iğdır İlçesi
16 km SE
Kanber Deresi River, Iğdır Province
10 km W
Çarşela Tepesi Mountain, Iğdır İlçesi
19 km SW