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Koz Gölü

Located in Kars Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°41′00″ N 43°17′00″ E

Map showing the location of Koz Gölü Koz Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,833 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Halefoğlu
3.8 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport20 km
LWN Shirak International Airport49 km

About Koz Gölü

Koz Gölü is a lake. Location: Kars Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,833 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Hergele Gölü and Sulak Tepe.

Climate of Koz Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -5° · Rain 25 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 385 km south20°
  • Silopi · 389 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (79 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 Koz Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-3°3°12°16°20°24°26°22°15°6°-2°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-8°-1°3°6°10°9°5°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)172124457971453828332519

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Koz Gölü

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 20 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (49 km). The nearest large city is Iğdır, 106 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 20 kmsouthwest
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 49 kmeast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 110 kmsouth
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 172 kmnortheast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 173 kmnortheast
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 175 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Koz Gölü

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 223 natural sites, 222 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Mustafa Gölü Lake 2 kmSE
  • Mişk Gölü Lake 5 kmE
  • Lake Kuyucuk Lake 16 kmNE
  • Hergele Gölü Lake 1 kmSW

25–60 km199 places

  • Ani Historic site 31 kmSE
  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 59 kmN
  • Ufak Adası Island 57 kmN
  • Kaçak Adası Island 57 kmN

60–100 km260 places

  • Didi Abuli Mountain 89 kmN
  • Baraleti Church of the Theotokos Attraction 97 kmN
  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 80 kmN
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 78 kmN

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