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Village

Karkın

Located in Mucur İlçesi, Kırşehir Province Coordinates: 39°00′35″ N 34°28′17″ E

Map showing the location of Karkın Karkın
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,083 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneAugust–October
See the climate
Airports
NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport27 km
ASR Kayseri Erkilet International Airport93 km

About Karkın

Karkın is a village. Location: Mucur İlçesi, Kırşehir Province. Elevation: 1,083 m. The best months to visit are May–June, August–October. The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Ada Tepe and Kumlu Tepesi.

Climate of Karkın

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, August–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 1° · Rain 38 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Tarsus · 236 km south22°
  • Adana · 237 km south21°
  • Mersin · 245 km south22°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (49 mm)
Driest month
August (5 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 Karkın
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°17°21°25°29°29°25°19°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°4°8°12°14°14°10°6°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)4438394846349513293849

Other places to visit in this season: May June August September October

How to get to Karkın

The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), 27 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kırşehir, 31 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 27 kmsouth
  • Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 93 kmeast
  • Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) Ankara 178 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 31 kmnorthwest
  • Aksaray Population: 327.6K 81 kmsouthwest
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 93 kmeast
  • Kirikkale Population: 187K 125 kmnorthwest
  • Gölbaşı Population: 165.2K 167 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Karkın

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 337 natural sites, 130 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km24 places

  • Lake Suğla Lake 24 kmN
  • Kurunhöyük Gölü Lake 20 kmNE
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 19 kmN
  • Hasanpaşa Tepesi Mountain 19 kmNW

25–60 km138 places

  • Çoğun Barajı Lake 48 kmNW
  • Karaboğaz Göleti Lake 28 kmW
  • Naldökendağı Tepesi Mountain 38 kmNW
  • Kötü Dağ Mountain 51 kmNW

60–100 km319 places

  • Alışar Höyük Historic site 95 kmNE
  • Lake Tuz Lake 100 kmW
  • Söbe Göl Lake 95 kmSE
  • Kanlı Gölü Lake 81 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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