- Elevation
- 1,591 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- LWN Shirak International Airport36 km
- KSY Kars Airport36 km
About Kars Çayı
Kars Çayı is a river. Location: Kars Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June–July, September. The nearest airport is Shirak International Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Büyükalamet Tepesi and Carcı Deresi.
Climate of Kars Çayı
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–July, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 25 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Cizre · 398 km south20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- May (79 mm)
- Driest month
- January (16 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -1° | 4° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 27° | 24° | 16° | 8° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -7° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -3° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 22 | 24 | 47 | 79 | 70 | 44 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
How to get to Kars Çayı
The nearest airport is Shirak International Airport (LWN), 36 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 108 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 36 kmeast
- Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 36 kmsouthwest
- Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 96 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 108 kmsoutheast
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 122 kmsouth
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 155 kmnortheast
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 156 kmnortheast
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 177 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kars Çayı
Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 192 natural sites, 188 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km50 places
- Lavaş Gölü Lake 23 kmNW
- Mustafa Gölü Lake 16 kmSW
- Mişk Gölü Lake 14 kmSW
- Lake Kuyucuk Lake 4 kmS
25–60 km165 places
- Ani Historic site 32 kmS
- Tba Mada Lake 53 kmNE
- Kartsakhi Lake Lake 52 kmN
- Ufak Adası Island 51 kmNW
60–100 km228 places
- Mta Shavnabada Mountain 97 kmN
- Didi Abuli Mountain 76 kmN
- Baraleti Church of the Theotokos Attraction 86 kmN
- Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Karaurgan Village, Arpaçay İlçesi1.5 km NE
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Carcıoğlu Village, Arpaçay İlçesi1.6 km E
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Küçük Çatma Village, Arpaçay İlçesi2.5 km SW
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Büyük Çatma Village, Arpaçay İlçesi3.9 km SW
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Kuyucuk Village, Arpaçay İlçesi4.3 km S
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Küçük Boğaz Village, Arpaçay İlçesi4.6 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Büyükalamet Tepesi Mountain, Arpaçay İlçesi2.9 km SE
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Carcı Deresi River, Turkey2.7 km NE
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Cedere Çayı River, Kars Province2.9 km NE
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Lake Kuyucuk Lake, Kars Province4.1 km S
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Kıraç Suyu River, Kars Province4.4 km NE
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Büyükçayır Deresi River, Kars Province4.7 km NW
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Güzel Dere River, Kars Province5.2 km S
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Iraklar Deresi River, Kars Province5.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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