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Karatay

Located in Konya Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°56′24″ N 32°59′54″ E

Map showing the location of Karatay Karatay
Location in Turkey
Population
286,355
286.4K
Elevation
1,213 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
61
listed under Karatay
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
KYA Konya Airport39 km
NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport163 km

About Karatay

Karatay is a district. Location: Konya Province, Turkey. Population: 286,355. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Konya Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Gül Dere and Boz Dağ.

Climate of Karatay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night -1° · Rain 48 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Alanya · 179 km southwest21°
  • Mersin · 192 km southeast22°
  • Silifke · 193 km southeast21°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
January (65 mm)
Driest month
July (4 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 Karatay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°16°20°25°29°28°25°18°11°5°
Average low (°C)-6°-4°-2°3°6°10°13°12°8°3°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)655454544419448304865

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Karatay

The nearest airport is Konya Airport (KYA), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Konya, 46 km to the west.

Airports

  • Konya Airport (KYA) Konya 39 kmwest
  • Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 163 kmnortheast
  • Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) Gazipaşa 193 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Konya Population: 1.4M 46 kmwest
  • Karaman Population: 175.4K 86 kmsouth
  • Aksaray Population: 327.6K 102 kmnortheast
  • Heraclea Population: 156.3K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 168 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Karatay

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 166 natural sites, 99 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km12 places

  • Koyunkıran Tepesi Mountain 10 kmNW
  • Hodulbaba Dağı Mountain 7 kmSE
  • Ballık Tepesi Mountain 22 kmN
  • Peynirlik Tepe Mountain 4 kmSW

25–60 km67 places

  • Akgöl Lake 56 kmNE
  • Musalar Gölü Lake 50 kmN
  • Akyay Gölü Lake 34 kmW
  • Acı Göl Lake 52 kmS

60–100 km189 places

  • Köpek Gölü Lake 95 kmN
  • Lake Tuz Lake 93 kmN
  • Tersakan Gölü Lake 73 kmN
  • Gâvur Gölü Lake 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Karatay

61 places
  1. 1 İsmil 5.7K
  2. 2 Yarma 2.6K
  3. 3 Ovakavağı 2.3K
  4. 4 Aksaklı 387

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

Cities & villages44

Mountains & nature11

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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