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İzmit

Located in Kocaeli Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°46′31″ N 29°56′46″ E

Map showing the location of İzmit İzmit
Location in Turkey
Population
332,754
332.8K
Elevation
124 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
70
listed under İzmit
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport55 km
YEI Bursa Yenişehir Airport66 km

About İzmit

İzmit is a district. Location: Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Population: 332,754. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Çuhahane Deresi and Seymen Deresi.

Climate of İzmit

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 80 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Aydin · 373 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (107 mm)
Driest month
July (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 İzmit
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°12°17°22°27°29°29°25°20°15°11°
Average low (°C)2°3°4°8°12°16°18°18°15°11°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)8667635247443341518280107

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

How to get to İzmit

The nearest airport is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is İzmit, 2 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) Pendik, Istanbul 55 kmwest
  • Bursa Yenişehir Airport (YEI) Yenişehir 66 kmsouthwest
  • İstanbul Airport (IST) Istanbul 116 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • İzmit Population: 196.6K 2 kmsouthwest
  • Derince Population: 125.5K 11 kmwest
  • Adapazarı Population: 286.8K 39 kmeast
  • Gebze Population: 281.4K 44 kmwest
  • Sultanbeyli Population: 358.2K 61 kmwest

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

Day trips from İzmit

Within 100 km: 138 historic and cultural sites, 156 natural sites, 253 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km40 places

  • Çağırgan Göleti Lake 15 kmN
  • Sipahiler Göleti Lake 17 kmNW
  • Tahtalı Göleti Lake 15 kmN
  • Kurtdere Barajı Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km148 places

  • Kefken Adası Island 56 kmNE
  • Hayırsızada Island 58 kmW
  • Kadırga Island 45 kmN
  • Taşkısı Gölü Lake 40 kmE

60–100 km359 places

  • Kısırka Village Beach 97 kmNW
  • Karasu Plajı Beach 73 kmNE
  • Andirovitha Island Island 68 kmW
  • Pita Island Island 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in İzmit

70 places
  1. 1 İzmit 196.6K
  2. 2 Şahinler 456
  3. 3 Kaynarca 395

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages54

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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