District

Kars

Located in Kars Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°34′44″ N 43°12′31″ E

Location in Turkey

Elevation: 1,927 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside: 166; listed under Kars
When to go: July–September; See the climate
Airports: KSY Kars Airport8 km; LWN Shirak International Airport58 km

About Kars

Kars is a district. Location: Kars Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Gelört Gölü and Çalı Gölü.

Photos of Kars

Ani haigoes · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator Ggia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church of the Holy Redeemer of Ani Citrat at Turkish Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint Gregory of Abughamrents Church Armenak Margarian · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church of the Holy Apostles Rəcəb Yaxşı · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Kars

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -5° · Rain 30 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Cizre · 372 km south20°
Silopi · 376 km south20°

Hottest month: August (day 25°)
Coldest month: January (night -14°)
Wettest month: May (85 mm)
Driest month: January (21 mm)

-5° -14°

-3° -14°

2° -8°

10° -1°

15° 3°

20° 6°

24° 10°

25° 9°

21° 5°

14° 0°

6° -5°

-2° -10°

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Dec

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 Kars
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-5°	-3°	2°	10°	15°	20°	24°	25°	21°	14°	6°	-2°
Average low (°C)	-14°	-14°	-8°	-1°	3°	6°	10°	9°	5°	0°	-5°	-10°
Precipitation (mm)	21	25	28	51	85	73	47	39	30	39	30	24

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Kars

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 8 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (58 km). The nearest large city is Ağrı, 97 km to the south.

Airports

Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 8 kmwest
Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 58 kmeast
Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 88 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Ağrı Population: 124.5K 97 kmsouth
Iğdır Population: 101.7K 102 kmsoutheast
Batumi Population: 186.9K 177 kmnorthwest
Erzurum Population: 767.8K 180 kmsouthwest
Tbilisi Population: 1M 184 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kars

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 243 natural sites, 238 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km46 places

Mustafa Gölü Lake 13 kmNE
Mişk Gölü Lake 15 kmNE
Koz Gölü Lake 13 kmNE
Hergele Gölü Lake 12 kmNE

25–60 km213 places

Ani Historic site 32 kmE
Büyük Ada Island 56 kmN
Rus Adası Island 55 kmN
Lavaş Gölü Lake 40 kmN

60–100 km285 places

Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 92 kmN
Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 90 kmN
Tmogvi Castle Historic site 92 kmN
Tba Mada Lake 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kars

166 places

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Gelört Gölü Lake, Kars Province
3.8 km SE
Çalı Gölü Lake, Kars Province
7.8 km SE
Kömler Deresi River, Kars Province
10 km SW
Kertkaya Deresi River, Kars Province
11 km W
Hergele Gölü Lake, Kars Province
12 km NE
Değirmen Deresi River, Kars Province
12 km W