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Lavaş Gölü

Located in Kars Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°56′10″ N 43°15′40″ E

Map showing the location of Lavaş Gölü Lavaş Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,977 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Taşköprü
2.3 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport43 km
LWN Shirak International Airport55 km

About Lavaş Gölü

Lavaş Gölü is a lake. Location: Kars Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,977 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Çarçı Deresi and Karabalık Deresi.

Climate of Lavaş Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -5° · Rain 34 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
May (89 mm)
Driest month
January (24 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 Lavaş Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°1°9°14°19°22°23°20°13°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-9°-2°3°5°9°9°5°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)242831548983574934433428

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Lavaş Gölü

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (55 km). The nearest large city is Iğdır, 131 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 43 kmsouth
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 55 kmeast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 119 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 131 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 137 kmsouth
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 155 kmnorth
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 156 kmnortheast
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 157 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lavaş Gölü

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 194 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km47 places

  • Büyük Ada Island 16 kmN
  • Rus Adası Island 15 kmN
  • Lake Çıldır Lake 13 kmN
  • Otgölü Lake 9 kmE

25–60 km188 places

  • Ani Historic site 54 kmSE
  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 52 kmN
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 50 kmN
  • Tmogvi Castle Historic site 52 kmN

60–100 km229 places

  • Mta Tavk’vetili Mountain 91 kmNE
  • Mta Shavnabada Mountain 85 kmNE
  • Didi Abuli Mountain 64 kmNE
  • Baraleti Church of the Theotokos Attraction 70 kmN

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