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Menzelet Barajı

Located in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°42′40″ N 36°52′30″ E

Map showing the location of Menzelet Barajı Menzelet Barajı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
584 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Çakırdere
1.6 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport20 km
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport100 km

About Menzelet Barajı

Menzelet Barajı is a lake. Location: Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Elevation: 584 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Güredin Çayı and Ağabeyli Çayı.

Climate of Menzelet Barajı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 6° · Rain 68 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 90 km southwest21°
  • İskenderun · 140 km southwest22°
  • Adana · 159 km southwest21°
Hottest month
August (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (104 mm)
Driest month
July (4 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 Menzelet Barajı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°15°20°26°31°35°35°32°25°17°10°
Average low (°C)0°1°4°9°12°16°19°19°15°11°6°2°
Precipitation (mm)9581816444144484468104

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Menzelet Barajı

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) (100 km). The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 15 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 20 kmsouth
  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 100 kmsoutheast
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 134 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 15 kmsouth
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 85 kmsoutheast
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 90 kmsouthwest
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 112 kmsouth
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 124 kmeast

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

Day trips from Menzelet Barajı

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 482 natural sites, 194 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

  • Kışlak Dağı Mountain 23 kmN
  • Berit Dağı Mountain 23 kmN
  • Atlık Dağı Mountain 20 kmN
  • Ahır Dağı Mountain 22 kmE

25–60 km132 places

  • İnekli Göl Lake 55 kmE
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 60 kmE
  • Küçük Göl Lake 44 kmS
  • Yumaklı Tepe Mountain 56 kmE

60–100 km551 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 72 kmSW
  • Örmeli Göl Lake 65 kmS
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 69 kmSW
  • Kara Göl Lake 64 kmS

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