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Gelört Gölü

Located in Kars Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°33′00″ N 43°14′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gelört Gölü Gelört Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,136 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Olçulu
2 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport10 km
LWN Shirak International Airport57 km

About Gelört Gölü

Gelört Gölü is a lake. Location: Kars Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,136 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Çalı Gölü and Yayla Dağı.

Climate of Gelört Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -6° · Rain 30 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 369 km south20°
  • Silopi · 374 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
May (85 mm)
Driest month
January (21 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 Gelört Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-4°0°9°14°18°22°24°20°13°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-10°-3°2°5°8°8°4°-1°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)212528518573473930393024

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Gelört Gölü

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 10 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (57 km). The nearest large city is Ağrı, 94 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 10 kmwest
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 57 kmnortheast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 84 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 94 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 98 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 181 kmsouthwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 181 kmnorthwest
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 185 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gelört Gölü

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 241 natural sites, 241 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Mustafa Gölü Lake 15 kmNE
  • Mişk Gölü Lake 16 kmNE
  • Koz Gölü Lake 15 kmN
  • Hergele Gölü Lake 14 kmN

25–60 km208 places

  • Ani Historic site 29 kmE
  • Büyük Ada Island 59 kmN
  • Rus Adası Island 58 kmN
  • Lavaş Gölü Lake 43 kmN

60–100 km286 places

  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 95 kmN
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 93 kmN
  • Tmogvi Castle Historic site 95 kmN
  • Tba Mada Lake 84 kmNE

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