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Afşin

Located in Afşin İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province Coordinates: 38°14′52″ N 36°54′50″ E

Map showing the location of Afşin Afşin
Location in Turkey
Population
39,613
39.6K
Elevation
1,222 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport79 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport105 km

About Afşin

Afşin is a city. Location: Afşin İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province. Population: 39,613. Elevation: 1,222 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Atlas Dağı and Ufacıklar Tepesi.

Climate of Afşin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 0° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 143 km southwest21°
  • Suruç · 194 km southeast20°
  • İskenderun · 196 km south22°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
December (66 mm)
Driest month
August (6 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 Afşin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°16°21°26°31°31°28°20°12°6°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°-1°3°6°9°12°11°7°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)5850605650247613405566

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Afşin

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 79 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) (137 km). The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 74 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 79 kmsouth
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 105 kmeast
  • Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 137 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 74 kmsouth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 123 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 131 kmsoutheast
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 136 kmnorthwest
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 138 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Afşin

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 312 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km44 places

  • Ufacıklar Tepesi Mountain 5 kmW
  • Tuzlu Tepe Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Kaletaş Tepesi Mountain 20 kmS

25–60 km142 places

  • Menzelet Barajı Lake 60 kmS
  • Uzunöz Tepesi Mountain 55 kmN
  • Tekne Dağı Mountain 44 kmSW
  • Kocadağ Tepesi Mountain 40 kmW

60–100 km313 places

  • İnekli Göl Lake 80 kmSE
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 79 kmSE
  • Paşali Barajı Göleti Lake 71 kmNW
  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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