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Kale

Located in Kale İlçesi, Malatya Province Coordinates: 38°24′55″ N 38°46′15″ E

Map showing the location of Kale Kale
Location in Turkey
Elevation
761 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
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Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport49 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport59 km

About Kale

Kale is a city. Location: Kale İlçesi, Malatya Province. Elevation: 761 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Küçük Tepe and Kurusoğan Deresi.

Climate of Kale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 59 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 158 km southeast18°
  • Suruç · 163 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 209 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
April (70 mm)
Driest month
August (2 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 Kale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°20°25°31°36°35°31°23°14°8°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°9°14°18°22°22°18°12°6°2°
Precipitation (mm)635969705617326435968

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kale

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 49 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 40 km to the west.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 49 kmnortheast
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 59 kmwest
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 80 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 40 kmwest
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 49 kmnortheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 84 kmsouthwest
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 88 kmsoutheast
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 138 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kale

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 251 natural sites, 232 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Pirhasan Tepesi Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Nohut Dağı Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Kelle Tepesi Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Kasırı Tepesi Mountain 20 kmS

25–60 km153 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 56 kmE
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 35 kmW
  • Türkdağı Tepesi Mountain 42 kmSW
  • Temilbel Tepe Mountain 56 kmS

60–100 km301 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 61 kmSW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 68 kmNE
  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 92 kmS
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 77 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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