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Kars Çayı

Located in Kars Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°39′32″ N 43°40′08″ E

Map showing the location of Kars Çayı Kars Çayı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,472 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Büyük Aküzüm
0.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
LWN Shirak International Airport19 km
KSY Kars Airport48 km

About Kars Çayı

Kars Çayı is a river. Location: Kars Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Shirak International Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Kelez Tepesi and Dalayer Deresi.

Climate of Kars Çayı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 26 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 392 km south20°
  • Silopi · 394 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
May (76 mm)
Driest month
January (17 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 Kars Çayı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-1°5°14°18°23°28°28°24°17°8°1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-5°2°6°9°13°13°8°3°-2°-8°
Precipitation (mm)172426487665403124342620

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kars Çayı

The nearest airport is Shirak International Airport (LWN), 19 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 88 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 19 kmnortheast
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 48 kmwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 78 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 88 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 118 kmsouthwest
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 149 kmnortheast
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 151 kmnortheast
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 196 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Kars Çayı

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 153 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

  • Ani Historic site 19 kmSW
  • Lake Kuyucuk Lake 20 kmNW
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 19 kmN
  • Kelez Tepesi Mountain 4 kmN

25–60 km109 places

  • Tba Mada Lake 58 kmN
  • Büyük Ada Island 57 kmNW
  • Rus Adası Island 56 kmNW
  • Lavaş Gölü Lake 46 kmNW

60–100 km214 places

  • Didi Abuli Mountain 87 kmN
  • Baraleti Church of the Theotokos Attraction 99 kmN
  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 86 kmN
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 86 kmN

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