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Village

Altaş

Located in Afşin İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province Coordinates: 38°10′14″ N 36°58′46″ E

Map showing the location of Altaş Altaş
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,128 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 Airport70 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport102 km

About Altaş

Altaş is a village. Location: Afşin İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province. Elevation: 1,128 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Göksun Çayı and Esen Dere.

Climate of Altaş

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 0° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 138 km southwest21°
  • Suruç · 184 km southeast20°
  • İskenderun · 190 km south22°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
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 Altaş
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°17°22°27°31°32°28°21°13°6°
Average low (°C)-6°-4°-1°4°7°10°12°12°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)5850605650247613405566

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

How to get to Altaş

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 65 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 70 kmsouth
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 102 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 140 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 65 kmsouth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 119 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 123 kmeast
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 128 kmsouth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 138 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Altaş

Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 319 natural sites, 173 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Ufacıklar Tepesi Mountain 13 kmNW
  • Kaletaş Tepesi Mountain 12 kmSW
  • Berit Dağı Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Atlas Dağı Mountain 8 kmNW

25–60 km132 places

  • Menzelet Barajı Lake 52 kmS
  • Yelekçe Tepesi Mountain 57 kmE
  • Tuzlu Tepe Mountain 33 kmNW
  • Tekne Dağı Mountain 44 kmSW

60–100 km321 places

  • İnekli Göl Lake 69 kmSE
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 69 kmSE
  • Paşali Barajı Göleti Lake 81 kmNW
  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 72 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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