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Karakısık

Located in Hekimhan İlçesi, Malatya Province Coordinates: 38°53′00″ N 37°54′00″ E

Map showing the location of Karakısık Karakısık
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,230 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport52 km
EZS Elazığ Airport124 km

About Karakısık

Karakısık is a village. Location: Hekimhan İlçesi, Malatya Province. Elevation: 1,230 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Keş Deresi and Zorbehan Dağı.

Climate of Karakısık

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 52 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 217 km south20°
  • Viranşehir · 246 km southeast18°
  • Osmaniye · 248 km southwest21°
Hottest month
July (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
April (65 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 Karakısık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°10°17°22°27°32°32°28°20°11°5°
Average low (°C)-6°-4°0°5°9°13°16°15°12°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)524759656128559395258

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

How to get to Karakısık

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 69 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 52 kmsouth
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 124 kmeast
  • Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) Sivas 134 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 117 kmeast
  • Sivas Population: 264K 123 kmnorthwest
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 128 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 167 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Karakısık

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 252 natural sites, 230 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km37 places

  • Zorbehan Dağı Mountain 5 kmSE
  • Yama Dağı Mountain 23 kmN
  • Leylek Dağı Mountain 10 kmW
  • Kızılhisar Dağı Mountain 17 kmSW

25–60 km149 places

  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 59 kmSE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 52 kmN
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 34 kmNE
  • Ozangediği Tepe Mountain 38 kmN

60–100 km301 places

  • Kuşaklı Historic site 98 kmNW
  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 96 kmS
  • Palat Gölü Lake 95 kmNE
  • Ziyarettepeleri | Çobanevliyası Mountain 100 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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