- Population
- 750,491
- 750.5K
- Elevation
- 963 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport22 km
- ADF Adıyaman Airport70 km
About Malatya
Malatya is a city. Location: Malatya Province, Turkey. Population: 750,491. Elevation: 963 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Kernek Dağı and Kumalar Dağı.
Climate of Malatya
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 50 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Suruç · 153 km south20°
- Viranşehir · 178 km southeast18°
- Osmaniye · 231 km southwest21°
- Hottest month
- July (day 34°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- April (63 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 6° | 11° | 18° | 23° | 29° | 34° | 33° | 29° | 21° | 12° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -3° | 1° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 2° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 47 | 59 | 63 | 49 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 50 | 54 |
How to get to Malatya
The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 22 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Adıyaman, 65 km to the south.
Airports
- Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 22 kmnorthwest
- Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 70 kmsouth
- Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 89 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 65 kmsouth
- Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 87 kmnortheast
- Siverek Population: 175.3K 110 kmsoutheast
- Sanliurfa Population: 449.5K 138 kmsouth
- Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 149 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Malatya
Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 278 natural sites, 218 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km40 places
- Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 20 kmN
- Şillan Tepesi Mountain 13 kmS
- Nohut Dağı Mountain 19 kmE
- Kernek Dağı Mountain 6 kmSE
25–60 km170 places
- Sazlıca Gölü Lake 33 kmS
- Türkdağı Tepesi Mountain 29 kmSE
- Pirhasan Tepesi Mountain 59 kmE
- Meydan Dağı Mountain 59 kmE
60–100 km293 places
- Lake Hazar Lake 96 kmE
- Azaplı Göl Lake 95 kmSW
- Atatürk Barajı Lake 88 kmS
- Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 85 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Malatya and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Malatya | Bağcılar | Erzurum | Küçükçekmece |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 750.5K | 740.1K | 767.8K | 792K |
| Elevation | 963 m | 105 m | 1,914 m | 63 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 34° | 28° | 27° | 28° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -4° | 3° | -14° | 3° |
| Annual rainfall | 442 mm | 718 mm | 478 mm | 692 mm |
| Best months | May, Oct | May–Sep | Jun–Sep | May–Oct |
| Distance | — | 864 km | 309 km | 869 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kernek Dağı Mountain, Battalgazi5.7 km SE
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Kumalar Dağı Mountain, Malatya Province10 km NE
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Alitepe Höyüğü Mountain, Battalgazi7.4 km E
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Tüllük Tepesi Mountain, Battalgazi7.6 km NE
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Ordüzü Deresi River, Malatya Province8.4 km NE
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Malatya Dağları Mountain, Malatya Province13 km SE
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Silahtar Mustafa Paşa Kervansarayı Historic site, Battalgazi7.9 km NE
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Yaka Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Yeşilyurt İlçesi8.9 km N
Sources & licences
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