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Village

Kangal

Located in Afşin İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province Coordinates: 38°21′37″ N 36°55′43″ E

Map showing the location of Kangal Kangal
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,205 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 Airport91 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport102 km

About Kangal

Kangal is a village. Location: Afşin İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province. Elevation: 1,205 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Çaypınarı Deresi and Küçükburun Tepesi.

Climate of Kangal

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 0° · Rain 51 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 155 km southwest21°
  • Suruç · 203 km southeast20°
  • Adana · 208 km southwest21°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
December (61 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 Kangal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°16°21°26°30°31°27°20°12°6°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°-1°3°6°9°12°11°7°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)5245555652277713385161

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

How to get to Kangal

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 91 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) (133 km). The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 86 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 91 kmsouth
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 102 kmeast
  • Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 133 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 86 kmsouth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 121 kmeast
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 132 kmwest
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 136 kmsoutheast
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 150 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kangal

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 306 natural sites, 183 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Ufacıklar Tepesi Mountain 15 kmSW
  • Tuzlu Tepe Mountain 23 kmW
  • Köseoluk Tepesi Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 18 kmE

25–60 km148 places

  • Yelekçe Tepesi Mountain 59 kmE
  • Uzunöz Tepesi Mountain 43 kmN
  • Tekne Dağı Mountain 54 kmSW
  • Soğanlı Dağı Mountain 60 kmW

60–100 km305 places

  • İnekli Göl Lake 89 kmSE
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 87 kmSE
  • Paşali Barajı Göleti Lake 66 kmNW
  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 89 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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