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Village

Alvar

Located in Kuluncak İlçesi, Malatya Province Coordinates: 38°54′06″ N 37°36′49″ E

Map showing the location of Alvar Alvar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,275 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 Airport66 km
VAS Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport118 km

About Alvar

Alvar is a village. Location: Kuluncak İlçesi, Malatya Province. Elevation: 1,275 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Sığırkırantepesi and Yüce Tepe.

Climate of Alvar

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 0° · Rain 46 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 226 km south20°
  • Osmaniye · 236 km southwest21°
  • Viranşehir · 265 km southeast18°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
April (63 mm)
Driest month
July (6 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 Alvar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°9°16°21°25°30°30°26°19°11°4°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°-1°4°7°10°13°12°9°5°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)4642546360306711374652

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

How to get to Alvar

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 66 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 87 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 66 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) Sivas 118 kmnorthwest
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 149 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 87 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Population: 264K 107 kmnorthwest
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 139 kmsoutheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 142 kmeast
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 158 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Alvar

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 252 natural sites, 239 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Leylek Dağı Mountain 15 kmE
  • Kızılhisar Dağı Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Bozoğlan Dağı Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Yüce Tepe Mountain 6 kmNW

25–60 km148 places

  • Zorbehan Dağı Mountain 29 kmE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 54 kmN
  • Büyük Yılanlı Dağı Mountain 60 kmN
  • Yama Dağı Mountain 36 kmNE

60–100 km318 places

  • Kuşaklı Historic site 76 kmNW
  • Kuru Göl Lake 95 kmN
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 80 kmSE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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