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Çiğdem Barajı

Located in Kastamonu Province, Turkey Coordinates: 41°35′10″ N 33°52′07″ E

Map showing the location of Çiğdem Barajı Çiğdem Barajı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,128 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Örenbaşı
1.4 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
KFS Kastamonu Airport31 km
NOP Sinop Airport111 km

About Çiğdem Barajı

Çiğdem Barajı is a lake. Location: Kastamonu Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,128 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Kastamonu Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Alayürek Tepesi and Bük Deresi.

Climate of Çiğdem Barajı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 47 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
May (74 mm)
Driest month
September (33 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 Çiğdem Barajı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°8°14°18°22°25°25°21°15°8°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°2°6°9°11°10°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)544447627460393833484763

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

How to get to Çiğdem Barajı

The nearest airport is Kastamonu Airport (KFS), 31 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kastamonu, 24 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 31 kmsouth
  • Sinop Airport (NOP) Sinop 111 kmnortheast
  • Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport (ONQ) Zonguldak 149 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kastamonu Population: 125.6K 24 kmsouth
  • Karabük Population: 125.4K 112 kmwest
  • Çorum Population: 269.6K 147 kmsoutheast
  • Zonguldak Population: 101.7K 174 kmwest
  • Amasya Population: 114.9K 195 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Çiğdem Barajı

Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 376 natural sites, 188 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Terzili Göleti Lake 8 kmN
  • Oluklu Tepe Mountain 16 kmE
  • Kızılcakaya Tepesi Mountain 21 kmN
  • Sallama Dağı Mountain 19 kmN

25–60 km180 places

  • Küçüksu Göleti Lake 32 kmSE
  • Zindan Dağı Mountain 49 kmE
  • Yığınlıçal Tepesi Mountain 49 kmSE
  • Tur Dağı Mountain 50 kmSE

60–100 km357 places

  • Sarıkum Gölü Lake 100 kmNE
  • Erfelek Baraj Gölü Lake 82 kmNE
  • Ulutepe Mountain 66 kmNW
  • Zeytinlik Tepesi Mountain 66 kmW

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