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Kars Çayı

Located in Kars Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°46′25″ N 43°26′16″ E

Map showing the location of Kars Çayı Kars Çayı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,591 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Karaurgan
1.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–JulySeptember
See the climate
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 sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Kars Çayı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)162224477970443627332519

Other places to visit in this season: June July September

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

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