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Village

Hocalar

Located in Kuluncak İlçesi, Malatya Province Coordinates: 38°42′00″ N 37°43′00″ E

Map showing the location of Hocalar Hocalar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,723 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport44 km
ADF Adıyaman Airport126 km

About Hocalar

Hocalar is a village. Location: Kuluncak İlçesi, Malatya Province. Elevation: 1,723 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Akçababa Dağları and Akça Dağ.

Climate of Hocalar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 52 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 202 km south20°
  • Osmaniye · 222 km southwest21°
  • Viranşehir · 243 km southeast18°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
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 Hocalar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°0°6°14°19°23°28°28°24°17°8°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-7°-3°2°5°9°12°11°7°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)5146616561285510395258

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Hocalar

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 44 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 65 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 44 kmsoutheast
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 126 kmsoutheast
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 137 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 65 kmsoutheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 115 kmsoutheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 131 kmeast
  • Sivas Population: 264K 131 kmnorthwest
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 142 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hocalar

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 274 natural sites, 224 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km38 places

  • Leylek Dağı Mountain 22 kmN
  • Kuyucakbaşı Tepesi Mountain 19 kmS
  • Kuru Dağ Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Kızılhisar Dağı Mountain 10 kmN

25–60 km133 places

  • Zorbehan Dağı Mountain 27 kmNE
  • Yelekçe Tepesi Mountain 42 kmS
  • Yama Dağı Mountain 48 kmNE
  • Uzunöz Tepesi Mountain 58 kmW

60–100 km334 places

  • Kuşaklı Historic site 97 kmNW
  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 85 kmSE
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 62 kmE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 73 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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