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Kuru Çay

Located in Malatya Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°11′21″ N 38°44′54″ E

Map showing the location of Kuru Çay Kuru Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
799 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pazarcık
4.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
ADF Adıyaman Airport56 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport64 km

About Kuru Çay

Kuru Çay is a river. Location: Malatya Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Adıyaman Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Mezraa Deresi and Gündüz Çayı.

Climate of Kuru Çay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 138 km south20°
  • Viranşehir · 139 km southeast18°
  • Kızıltepe · 196 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (83 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 Kuru Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°14°20°26°32°37°37°32°24°16°9°
Average low (°C)0°1°5°9°14°18°22°22°18°12°7°2°
Precipitation (mm)746981806217326476983

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Kuru Çay

The nearest airport is Adıyaman Airport (ADF), 56 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 42 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 56 kmsouthwest
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 64 kmnorthwest
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 65 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 42 kmnorthwest
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 63 kmsouthwest
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 68 kmnortheast
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Sanliurfa Population: 449.5K 114 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kuru Çay

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 247 natural sites, 222 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Nohut Dağı Mountain 25 kmNW
  • Meydan Dağı Mountain 19 kmE
  • Kuşak Dağı Mountain 18 kmS
  • Kopal Dağı Mountain 13 kmSW

25–60 km163 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 46 kmW
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 48 kmNW
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 52 kmS
  • Mülk Sulama Göleti Lake 53 kmS

60–100 km273 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 66 kmNE
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 82 kmNE
  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 67 kmS
  • Soydan Sulama Göleti Lake 91 kmSE

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