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Village

Sofular

Located in Kuluncak İlçesi, Malatya Province Coordinates: 38°56′46″ N 37°33′13″ E

Map showing the location of Sofular Sofular
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,328 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 Airport73 km
VAS Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport111 km

About Sofular

Sofular is a village. Location: Kuluncak İlçesi, Malatya Province. Elevation: 1,328 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Yüce Tepe and Deregözü Deresi.

Climate of Sofular

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 46 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 232 km south20°
  • Osmaniye · 238 km southwest21°
  • Viranşehir · 272 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 Sofular
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°8°15°20°25°30°30°26°19°10°4°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°-1°4°7°10°12°12°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)4642546360306711374652

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

How to get to Sofular

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 94 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 73 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) Sivas 111 kmnorthwest
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 155 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Population: 264K 100 kmnorthwest
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 148 kmeast
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 161 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sofular

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 239 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km33 places

  • Leylek Dağı Mountain 21 kmE
  • Kızılhisar Dağı Mountain 25 kmSE
  • Kopez Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Bozoğlan Dağı Mountain 21 kmS

25–60 km148 places

  • Zorbehan Dağı Mountain 35 kmE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 52 kmNE
  • Büyük Yılanlı Dağı Mountain 54 kmN
  • Yama Dağı Mountain 38 kmNE

60–100 km315 places

  • Kuşaklı Historic site 69 kmNW
  • Kuru Göl Lake 90 kmN
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 87 kmSE
  • Serpincik Göleti Lake 99 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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