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Heraclea

Located in Ereğli İlçesi, Konya Province Coordinates: 37°30′48″ N 34°02′48″ E

Map showing the location of Heraclea Heraclea
Location in Turkey
Population
156,253
156.3K
Elevation
1,053 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MaySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
COV Çukurova International Airport114 km
KYA Konya Airport141 km

About Heraclea

Heraclea is a city. Location: Ereğli İlçesi, Konya Province. Population: 156,253. Elevation: 1,053 m. The best months to visit are May, September–October. The nearest airport is Çukurova International Airport (114 km). Nearby sights include Ereğli Stadyumu and Aydınkent Dere.

Climate of Heraclea

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 0° · Rain 44 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Mersin · 94 km southeast22°
  • Tarsus · 100 km southeast22°
  • Silifke · 127 km south21°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
December (60 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Heraclea
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°8°13°18°23°27°31°31°27°21°14°7°
Average low (°C)-5°-3°0°4°8°11°14°12°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)594646443921558294460

Other places to visit in this season: May September October

How to get to Heraclea

The nearest airport is Çukurova International Airport (COV), 114 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Karaman, 82 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 114 kmsoutheast
  • Konya Airport (KYA) Konya 141 kmwest
  • Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 146 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Karaman Population: 175.4K 82 kmsouthwest
  • Mersin Population: 537.8K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Aksaray Population: 327.6K 95 kmnorth
  • Tarsus Population: 350.7K 100 kmsoutheast
  • Silifke Population: 132.7K 126 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Heraclea

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 364 natural sites, 173 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km24 places

  • Saraycık Dağı Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Orta Dağ Mountain 21 kmS
  • Kozlu Dağ Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Dumlu Tepe Mountain 16 kmS

25–60 km225 places

  • Lake Meke Lake 41 kmNW
  • Yıldız Tepe Mountain 36 kmSE
  • Yelkalesi Mountain 54 kmS
  • Yarık Tepe Mountain 47 kmN

60–100 km306 places

  • Acıgöl Lake 99 kmN
  • Acı Göl Lake 86 kmW
  • Uluağaç Göleti Lake 91 kmNE
  • Meyil Gölü Lake 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Heraclea and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Heraclea Viranşehir Erzincan Kırşehir
Population 156.3K 154.2K 150.7K 150.7K
Elevation 1,053 m 551 m 1,195 m 997 m
Summer day (hottest month) 31° 40° 33° 30°
Winter night (coldest month) -5° 0° -6° -4°
Annual rainfall 406 mm 494 mm 492 mm 401 mm
Best months May, Sep–Oct Apr, Oct–Nov May, Sep–Oct May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance — 507 km 534 km 182 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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